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(American Chemical Society) Bananas are one of the world's most popular fruits. But how they're stored prior to reaching grocery shelves can adversely affect their...

AURORA, Colo. (June 27, 2018) - Following an extensive analysis of published studies, researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have found that...

A plant's health is affected not only by conditions such as water and temperature, but by the microorganisms that live around its roots. The rhizosphere...

Credit: Julien Heon With many recreational triathletes and runners ramping up their training in hopes of getting a personal best this summer, a new measure...

WASHINGTON -- The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) today named the 2018-2019 class of RWJF Health Policy Fellows. Beginning...

Credit: Jürgen Berger The eyes of some marine-dwell The eyes of some marine-dwelling creatures have evolved to act like a "depth gauge", allowing these creatures...

Credit: Andrew Peterson Family members of patients who have spent years in a vegetative state are often convinced that their loved ones are still aware....

DALLAS, June 27, 2018 -- Young adults who frequently binge drink were more likely to have certain risk factors for cardiovascular disease than non-binge drinkers,...

Credit: RIKEN National Science Institute Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Brain Science have discovered a circuit in the brain that is necessary for unlearning...

The Future Science Group (FSG) published journal, Bioanalysis, which is a leading MEDLINE indexed journal for bioanalysts, today announced the release of its Special Focus...

Getting college students to engage with peer-run organizations that focus on mental health awareness can improve college students' knowledge about mental health, reduce stigma and...

Influences include war, lack of democracy, food insecurity, urbanisation & economic growth Effects on health include stunting, obesity and thinness Researchers call for action to...

Credit: Canadian Journal of Cardiology Philadelphia, June 27, 2018 - High risk, frail heart patients might derive benefits from "prehabilitation," a strategy designed to enhance...

In October 2015, two small minnows in the Lower Colorado River Basin -- the headwater chub and the roundtail chub -- were proposed for listing...

Credit: Padres Pedal the Cause LA JOLLA--(June 26, 2018) Salk Institute scientists Ronald Evans, Diana Hargreaves, Tony Hunter, Graham McVicker and Geoffrey Wahl are among...