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Diabetes assessment currently relies on measurement of blood sugar levels -- but a simple saliva sample could replace this, says...

New research has shown that older adults who exercise above current recommended levels have a reduced risk of developing chronic...

When it comes to being fit, are genes or lifestyle -- nature or nurture -- more important? Researchers at San...

The hormone cortisol rises and falls naturally throughout the day and can spike in response to stress, but current methods...

Credit: Source: Thomas Laux An international team led by the Freiburg plant biologist Prof. Dr. Thomas Laux has shown that...

Credit: Heidelberg University Hospital/ HITS/ ZMBH Malaria parasites of the genus Plasmodium move ten times faster through the skin than...

In eukaryotic cells, linear genetic DNA wraps around histones to form stable nucleosomes that further assemble to form chromatins. Nucleosomes...

Credit: Photo by Kelly Sutherland EUGENE, Ore. - July 20, 2018 - Tubular colonial jellies known as pyrosomes that arrived...

Led by Benoit Vanhollebeke, WELBIO investigator at the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), the Laboratory of Neurovascular Signaling (ULB's Faculty...

Credit: Photo (inset, right) by Francisco Palacios. Design renderings by Susan G. Stewart and Rana Abudayyeh. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - In...

CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Many technology companies are working on artificial intelligence systems that can analyze medical data to help diagnose...

Multiple Sclerosis is an autoimmune disease that attacks and destroys a structure known as the "myelin sheath", whose integrity is...

Scientists have identified 22 key research questions surrounding the risks associated with chemicals in the environment in Europe. Chemicals released...

A global review involving almost 20 million people has shown that having diabetes significantly raises the risk of developing cancer,...

Credit: NCBS The National Health Service and the Department for Health in UK set up a plan for "Action on...

Credit: LSU A new study from LSU's Pennington Biomedical Research Center showed for the first time that video games, in...

Credit: University of Barcelona What are the most aggressive chemical products for the environment? What areas of the planet have...

The annual European Respiratory Society International Congress will take place at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles from Saturday 15...

The study reveals that more than 40% of all pregnant women in Pakistan are exposed to secondhand smoke - causing...

Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Wrinkled skin and hair loss are hallmarks of aging. What if they could be reversed?...