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New articles published in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, note that there is no medical justification...

Mothers with children taken into out-of-home care at risk of poor prenatal care in next pregnancies

Mothers whose first child was taken into care were found to have inadequate or no prenatal care during subsequent pregnancies,...

New marine protected area established in the Batangas Province of the Philippines

Community-driven MPA a major conservation victory for the 'center of the center' of marine biodiversityCredit: © Joseph Ascalon / SEA...

Early life stress alters helping behavior of meerkat offspring

Credit: Copyright: Dominc Cram ANN ARBOR--Parents make sacrifices to allow their children to have better lives than they did, but...

How a certain bacterium communicates and makes us sick

BINGHAMTON, NY -- Researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York have uncovered the unique way in which a...

Incentives to downsize would ease the housing crisis

'The Last-Time Buyer: housing and finance for an ageing society' A CSFI report by Professor Les Mayhew Incentives to downsize...

Sperm quality unaffected by one course of chemotherapy for early testicular cancer

First study to investigate long-term effect of postoperative chemotherapy or radiotherapy on sperm count and concentration Men with early stage...

Eating small amounts of peanut after immunotherapy may extend allergy treatment benefits

February 24, 2019

UNC School of Medicine researcher Edwin Kim, MD, MS, says the results of a multi-year observational study are encouraging for...

Immunotherapy for egg allergy may allow patients to eat egg safely long after treatment

February 23, 2019

UNC School of Medicine researcher Edwin Kim, MD, MS, says the results of a multi-year observational study are encouraging for...

Likelihood of tick bite to cause red meat allergy could be higher than previously thought

February 23, 2019

UNC research reveals the red meat allergy-causing alpha-gal -- a sugar in nearly all mammal blood except for humans -...

Study: With Twitter, race of the messenger matters

Tweets shown to change minds of millennials on NFL protestsCredit: Study authors LAWRENCE -- When NFL player Colin Kaepernick took...

Disability progression in multiple sclerosis linked to income, education

Credit: Courtesy Marilyn Lenzen Neighbourhood income and education level is associated with risk of disability progression in patients with multiple...

Study explores the role of citrus peel in reducing gut inflammation

After years of research, UMass Amherst food scientist zeroes in on powerful interplay between gut bacteria and fruit compoundsCredit: UMass...

Antarctic flies protect fragile eggs with ‘antifreeze’