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CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (MAY 28, 2019). Pedicle screws are often used to secure surgically implanted hardware to the spine in patients with spinal disease or spinal...

Children from disadvantaged backgrounds and certain ethnic minority backgrounds, including from Pakistani and Bangladeshi backgrounds, have lower levels of vigorous physical activity, according to researchers...

The density of the total health workforce is estimated to be 29 per 10,000 population but only 16 per 10,000 for trained workers The skilled...

Researchers use fluorescence as a proxy to track photosynthesis in evergreen forestsCredit: Troy Magney Winters in the northern hemisphere are brutal. The harsh conditions drive...

Credit: Reg Watson A new analysis of global fishing data has found the world's fishing fleet doubled in size over the 65-years to 2015 but...

Deletion of key gene regulatory factors fortifies T cell attack on melanoma cellsCredit: La Jolla Institute for Immunology LA JOLLA, CA--A decade ago researchers announced...

The flavoring liquid for electronic cigarettes, or e-cigarettes, may increase the risk of cardiovascular disease when inhaled, according to a study led by researchers at...

Endothelial cell dysfunction, inflammation often precursors to heart disease There has been a rapid rise in e-cigarette use, but its health effects have not been...

May aid in faster vision recovery after stroke Practice results in better learning. Consider learning a musical instrument, for example: the more one practices, the...

Dozens of genes previosly thought to have similar roles across species are in fact unique to humansCredit: Sam Lambert Researchers at the Donnelly Centre in...

Human language and communication skills are unique in the animal kingdom. How they developed in the course of evolution is being researched, among other things,...

Streptococcus genomes reveal potential vaccine targets present in over 20 countries worldwide The search for a global Strep A vaccine has narrowed after researchers sequenced...

Credit: Princeton University Many mutations in DNA that contribute to disease are not in actual genes but instead lie in the 99% of the genome...

A proof-of-principle study published in Nature Materials shows that gold nanoparticles loaded with CRISPR and other gene-editing tools safely and effectively edited blood stem cellsCredit:...

The global search for a group Strep A vaccine has narrowed after researchers identified a common gene signature in almost all global Strep A strains...