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PHILADELPHIA - In a study that could explain why some breast cancers are more aggressive than others, researchers say they...

ARLINGTON, Va., July 13, 2017 -- The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has issued an update to its recommendations...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - July 13, 2017- Depending on what generation you belong to, the term "improvisational dance" may conjure up...

The malaria parasite's success is owed to the stripping down of its genome to the bare essential genes, scientists at...

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Daily tomato consumption appeared to cut the development of skin cancer tumors by half in a mouse...

Credit: American Hospital Association CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - July 13, 2017 -- UNC Health Care is one of only 27...

The first ever Baseline Distribution of Invasive Alien Species of Union concern has been published by the JRC. The 37...

GALVESTON, Texas - Immunizing female mice with a Zika vaccine can protect their developing fetus from infection and birth defects...

Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), an extremely aggressive brain cancer, is a very complex disease. It is characterized by a fast-growing tumor...

Credit: PTB Friction: what you want from car brakes, otherwise rather a nuisance. In any case, it is useful to...

Credit: Public domain As the notion of nuclear hostilities leaps from its old, Cold War perch into modern debate, new...

WASHINGTON - Years of sustained and coordinated efforts will be required to contain and reverse the harmful societal effects of...

Credit: Fabian Nippgen Mountaintop-removal coal mining causes many streams and rivers in Appalachia to run consistently saltier for up to...

Chicago, IL, July 13, 2017 - Children conceived using donor sperm have similar health and well-being to the general population,...

Credit: UEx Radioactive contamination is the unwanted presence of radioactive substances in the environment. Our environment is contaminated by naturally-occurring...

Despite the large volume of information about sports related concussions on the Internet, many parents and guardians of young athletes...

Credit: Kessler Foundation Nancy Chiaravalloti, PhD, Peii Chen, PhD, Ekaterina Dobyrakova, PhD, and Soha Saleh, PhD, all of Kessler Foundation,...

Credit: Nagoya University Nagoya, Japan - Dry scaly skin, blistering, rashes. Many people will experience some kind of skin problem...

(Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council) Two major investments in research partnerships that will strengthen the links between the UK's...

Credit: Christine Yoshinaga-Itano Children with hearing loss who are diagnosed by 3 months of age and receive interventions by 6...