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Discovered more than two decades ago, the hormone leptin has been widely hailed as the key regulator of leanness. Yet,...

Plants adopt different strategies to survive the changing temperatures of their natural environments. This is most evident in temperate regions...

DURHAM, NC -- It's a classic conundrum: while rushing to get to an important meeting or appointment on time, you...

Credit: Maricruz Kwon, UTHealth HOUSTON - (June 23, 2017) ¬- Just as he has changed the lives of people suffering...

Credit: Rob McCauley Marine seismic surveys used in petroleum exploration could cause a two to three-fold increase in mortality of...

Most of the federally qualified health centers that participated in a program to help them adopt a "medical home" model...

Credit: Penn State University University Park, PA -- A new analysis shows that individuals with high levels of genetic variation...

Credit: IBS One of the current challenges in biology is to understand rapidly-changing phenomena. Interestingly, only a small fraction of...

Credit: Children's National Health System For many Americans, the warmer weather of summer means more time spent outside: More gardening...

Humans belong to a select club of species that enjoy crisp color vision in daylight, thanks to a small spot...

Credit: University of Texas at Dallas Researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas are getting more out of the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) today applauded the leadership of Rep. David McKinley (R-WV) and Rep....

Credit: Marthaler AM, et al. (2017) Scientists have identified a molecular pathway by which some types of human papilloma virus...

Credit: Megan Clark and Randy Carnell/UW Medicine Research results reported this week in the journal Science overturn long-held views on...

Investigators at The Saban Research Institute of Children's Hospital Los Angeles have developed and tested a new biomarker assay for...

Credit: McMaster University Hamilton, ON (June 22, 2017) -- A team of researchers at McMaster University has identified a unique...

ATLANTA -- Georgia State University will host the First International Triple Negative Breast Cancer Conference from Sept. 18 to 20....

Scientists at the University of Bath funded by Cancer Research UK have custom-built a molecule which stops breast cancer cells...

Paracetamol is popular for relieving pain. But if you are pregnant, you should think twice before popping these pills according...

Credit: Bjørn Panyella Pedersen, Aarhus University New research results from Aarhus University and New York University show how active transport...