Why is one twin smaller than the other? Answer could lie in the placenta
BOSTON (June 16, 2017) - When a baby is born small, it's often attributed to genetic factors or maternal risk factors like poor nutrition or...
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New data shows low risk nicotine product snus is 95 percent safer than smoking
EMBARGOED UNTIL New data analysis presented today at the annual Global Forum on Nicotone (GFN) meeting demonstrates the potential of the low risk toba..
Older adults can improve movement by using same motor strategy as babies
BEER-SHEVA, Israel...June 16, 2017 A motor mechanism that has been attributed primarily to early development in babies and toddlers can also help older adults improve...
Researchers find way to reduce environmental impact of idling buses and delivery trucks
Researchers at the University of Waterloo have developed a system for service vehicles that could reduce emissions and save companies and governments millions of dollars...
Fred Hutch study suggests NSAIDs improve survival for certain colorectal cancer patients
Credit: Fred Hutch SEATTLE -- June 15, 2017 -- Among long-term colorectal cancer survivors, use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or NSAIDs, is associated with about...
Video imaging of single molecule DNA replication
This video shows replication of individual pieces of double stranded DNA. This is the first time DNA replication -- arguably, the fundamental process of life...
Giving children a voice in clinical trials
Credit: Children's National Health System Children as young as 8 years old with incurable cancer can reliably characterize the impact an experimental therapy has on...
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