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The hair-of-the-dog-that-bit-you is a time-honored allergy remedy for a good reason: It works. A research team led by Duke Health, using mice as the models,...

Dental surface restorations composed of dental amalgam, a mixture of mercury, silver, tin and other metals, significantly contribute to prolonged mercury levels in the body,...

A new WHO air quality model confirms that 92% of the world’s population lives in places where air quality levels exceed WHO limits. This WHO...

ETH researchers have discovered a molecule in liver cells that controls the release of fat into the bloodstream. This “lock keeper” is present in large...

The results of studies involving researchers from the MedUni Vienna and Vienna General Hospital Comprehensive Cancer Center (CCC) show that the effect of immunotherapy on...

Researchers at King’s College London have found a new link between the diversity of bacteria in human poo — known as the human fecal microbiome...

An ancient area of the midbrain of all vertebrates called the corpora quadrigemina can independently contol and reorientate the eyes, researchers from Karolinska Institutet report...

Researchers from Bournemouth University have been exploring the reasons why many older people aren’t eating as much protein as they should be. Findings from the...

A Michigan State University urologist has discovered that riding a roller coaster helps patients pass kidney stones with nearly a 70 percent success rate. Credit:...

A new biomarker has identified known and unknown exposure to second-hand smoke and confirmed a strong association to increased mortality in non-smokers, according to a...

Scientists are making the case that a vaccine against rhinoviruses, the predominant cause of the common cold, is achievable. The quest for a vaccine against...

People who are too frightened of flying to board an airplane, or too scared of spiders to venture into the basement, can seek a kind...

Knowing when to hold them, and when to fold them, is a critical skill in professional gambling. But it’s also pertinent for cells assessing DNA...

Iron nanoparticles can activate the immune system to attack cancer cells, according to a study led by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine....

Researchers have built a three-dimensional map of the anthrax toxin that may explain how it efficiently transfers its lethal components into the cytoplasm of infected...