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Violence against conflict-affected teenage girls in Africa is widespread
A majority of displaced adolescent girls are victimized by violence, according to a new study in the Democratic Republic of...
Radboudumc, iMM Lisboa, PATH collaborate on first-in-human study of novel malaria vaccine
Credit: Miguel Prudêncio lab, iMM Lisboa Lisbon, Portugal (30 May 2017)--The Radboud University Medical Center (Radboudumc) in the Netherlands, the...
Stem cells yield nature’s blueprint for body’s vasculature
Credit: Image courtesy of Akhilesh Kumar, Wisconsin National Primate Research Center MADISON, Wisconsin -- In the average adult human, there...
Ross Prize in Molecular Medicine to be awarded to Dr. Jeffrey V. Ravetch
NEW YORK, May 30, 2017 - The New York Academy of Sciences in conjunction with the Feinstein Institute for Medical...
How circadian clocks communicate with each other
Credit: Photo: AG Wegener Whether fly, mouse or human, circadian clocks are the central mechanisms that drive circadian rhythms in...
Emergency room patients routinely overcharged, study finds
An analysis of billing records for more than 12,000 emergency medicine doctors across the United States shows that charges varied...
One blood pressure drug therapy associated with lower health-care costs
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- About half of patients diagnosed with high blood pressure will need their medication adjusted within the first...
Household chemicals may impair thyroid in young girls
Early childhood exposures to specific phthalates were associated with depressed thyroid function in girls at age 3, according to scientists...
Common antioxidant could slow symptoms of aging in human skin
Credit: Zheng-Mei Xiong/University of Maryland New work from the University of Maryland suggests that a common, inexpensive and safe chemical...
First step taken toward epigenetically modified cotton
Credit: Chen Laboratory/Univ. of Texas at Austin With prices down and weather patterns unpredictable, these are tough times for America's...
Overhead signs on freeways: Are drivers being told too much?
The growing trend to install multiple road signs at the same location along Australian freeways might be practical and cost-effective...
Cigarette damage to unborn children revealed in stem cell study
Chemicals found in cigarette smoke have been shown to damage foetal liver cells. Scientists say the potent cocktail of chemicals...
Assessing and addressing the impact of childhood trauma
Childhood trauma is the experience of a highly distressing event or situation during one's youth, which is beyond a minor's...
Awareness, adherence key to improved osteoporosis care
Credit: Justin Kelley, University of Missouri Health According to the National Center for Biotechnology Information, approximately 1.5 million Americans suffer...
NIH scientists find real-time imaging in mice a promising influenza study tool
WHAT: Real-time imaging of influenza infection in mice is a promising new method to quickly monitor disease progression and to...
Many cancer patients’ Emergency Department visits appear preventable
Credit: Fred Hutch SEATTLE - May 30, 2017 - As many as 53 percent of cancer patients' Emergency Department visits...
Fossil skeleton confirms earliest primates were tree dwellers
Credit: ©2017 Stephen Chester. Published by the Royal Society under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits...
New software key to early cancer detection
Credit: CSIRO A new algorithm that detects the early formation of blood vessels could lead to early diagnosis of malignant...
Hunting can help European ecosystems
Credit: Christian Gortázar Schmidt Hunting as an outdoor activity is underrated in how it helps nature and society to regulate...
Gender and homicide: Important trends across four decades
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, May 30, 2017-A comprehensive review of four decades of national homicide...
