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What are outcomes later in life for high school football players?
In a study of men who graduated from Wisconsin high schools in 1957, playing high school football was not adversely...
Seeing the colored light: Bee brains open way for better cameras
Credit: Adrian Dyer, RMIT New research into the way that honeybees see colour could pave the way for more accurate...
Baker’s yeast can help plants cope with soil contamination
Credit: Raquel Carvalho Most plant species, including crops, cannot tolerate the toxic effects of soil pollutants, which dramatically impair their...
Is concussion associated with abnormal menstrual patterns in young women?
A study of nearly 130 girls and young women suggests concussion was associated with increased risk of having two or...
Dinosaurs’ loss was frogs’ gain: The upside of a mass extinction
Credit: Image courtesy of Peng Zhang, Sun Yat-Sen University. Most of the frogs alive today owe a big thank you...
Female cancer survivors are one-third less likely to achieve pregnancy than women in general populat
Geneva, 3 July 2017: For the first time, a large population study has quantified the chance of pregnancy after treatment...
High-fat diet in pregnancy increases breast cancer risk over generations in animal study
WASHINGTON (July 3, 2017) -- Feeding pregnant female mice a diet high in fat derived from common corn oil resulted...
Blood of SIDS infants contains high levels of serotonin
WHAT: Blood samples from infants who died of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) had high levels of serotonin, a chemical...
UNIST researchers find new way to tackle cancer cells
Credit: UNIST In-situ assembly of amphiphilic peptides with accompanying cellular functions inside a living cell (i.e., intracellular assembly) and their...
Study: World Heritage Convention can play critical role in protecting wilderness
NEW YORK (July 3, 2017) - A new WCS and University of Queensland (UQ)-led study urges the UNESCO World Heritage...
Cases of recurrent Clostridium difficile infection are soaring
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA--Intestinal infection with the bacterium Clostridium difficile is the most frequent healthcare-linked infection in the United States....
The more eggs the better in IVF?
Geneva, 3 July 2017: A higher number of eggs retrieved in an IVF treatment cycle is independently associated with more...
Greening the city — a measurement for a mindful environment
Scientists at the University of Bradford have developed the world's first Tranquillity Rating Prediction Tool (TRAPT), a scientific process for...
Owls’ wings could hold the key to beating wind turbine noise
Owls' wings could hold the key to beating wind turbine noise A new study has revealed how inspiration from owls'...
Finnish mothers discovered to have gene variants that protect them from pre-eclampsia
Researchers at the University of Helsinki, Finland, in cooperation with Professor John P. Atkinson's research group at the University of...
Research examines how insect outbreaks affect forests and bats
Credit: Credit-Simon Thorn-Animal Conservation- b_barbastellus (2).jpg New research indicates that bark beetle outbreaks in forests create several new roosting and...
Beech trees native to Scotland after all, scientists discover
Credit: University of Stirling Beech trees should be considered native to Scotland - despite a long-running debate over their national...
New data on the protective effects of Alzheimer’s on cancer
Patients with Alzheimer's disease have a higher risk of developing glioblastoma and a lower risk of lung cancer. A paper...
Differences in US infant mortality rates among black and white babies
A new research letter published by JAMA Pediatrics examined trends in overall and cause-specific infant mortality rates between non-Hispanic black...
Muscles can ‘ask’ for the energy they need
Credit: Texas A&M Health Science Center Muscles require energy to perform all of the movements that we do in a...
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