Credit: Carnegie Mellon University Many policies — from medicine to terrorism — depend on how the general public accepts and ...

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Credit: Andrew Sparkes A decade ago, an Editorial in The Lancet, 'Hypertension: uncontrolled and conquering the world', presented some alarming ...

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A biomedical engineer from the University of Houston will use a $1.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health ...

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MISSOULA, Montana – Gravel-bed river floodplains are some of the most ecologically important habitats in North America, according to a ...

Milan, Italy: Two new studies presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress highlight the risks associated with using e-cigarettes, ...

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