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Montreal, May 29, 2018 - After a decade of work, a team led by Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont researcher and Université de...

Credit: University of Houston The National Science Foundation has awarded University of Houston biomedical engineer Sheereen Majd the Career Award...

May 29, 2018 - Computer-designed, 3D-printed models are emerging as a useful new tool for planning and carrying out cosmetic...

A growing body of research links divorce to a wide range of poor health outcomes, including greater risk for early...

Credit: Carnegie Institution for Science Baltimore, MD--The fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster is a powerful model organism for studying animal and...

Scientists report they have uncovered a previously overlooked connection between neurons in two distinct areas of the mammalian brain. The...

PHILAELPHIA - Early-life seizures prematurely switch on key synapses in the brain that may contribute to further neurodevelopmental delay in...

Credit: The Scripps Research Institute JUPITER, FL--May 29, 2018--As scientists gain insights into which genes drive diseases, they are pursuing...

(Boston) - Stronger alcohol policies, including those targeting both excessive drinking and driving while impaired by alcohol, reduce the likelihood...

WASHINGTON (May 29, 2018) -- When faced with the possibility of having to undergo gynecologic surgery, women rely on the...

The concept of survival of the fittest most often applies to the competition that occurs within and between animal species,...

1. ACP calls for policies that better support women and their families and improve health outcomes Free Content-Paper: http://annals.org/aim/article/doi/10.7326/M17-3344 Free...

ANN ARBOR, MI - For smokers and former smokers, the threat of lung cancer always lurks in the shadows. To...

Credit: Shannon Wild Dwarf mongooses remember previous cooperative acts by their groupmates and reward them later, according to new work...

Current research does not show enough evidence that vitamin or mineral supplements are beneficial for preventing or treating heart disease,...

In post-menopausal women, having a higher blood level of a male hormone (testosterone) and a higher ratio of the male-type...

Credit: St. Michael's Hospital TORONTO, May 28, 2018 - The most commonly consumed vitamin and mineral supplements provide no consistent...

Credit: Kobe University It's commonly assumed that when insects are eaten by birds, they and their unborn young have no...

A key question in evolutionary biology is how new functions arise. New research at Uppsala University, Sweden, shows that bacteriophages...

Intensifying river floods could lead to regional production losses worldwide caused by global warming. This might not only hamper local...