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Credit: Troy Seidle HSI Washington DC (June 7, 2018) - The average pre-approval cost of research and development for a successful drug is estimated to...

June 7, 2018 - Patients who take prescription opioids for a longer period before spinal surgery are more likely to continue using opioids several months...

Credit: UofL Although the discipline of public health has recently recognized racism as a social determinant of health, little research examines the issue related to...

Credit: University of Rochester Communications/Michael Osadciw According to a new study, those who feel greater certainty that a prospective romantic partner reciprocates their interest will...

Credit: The Faroese Football Association Schoolgirls can achieve lower blood pressure, stronger muscles, better balance and improved jumping performance if their school puts football training...

DURHAM, N.C. - A new Duke University-led study has found widespread uranium contamination in groundwater from aquifers in 16 Indian states. The main source of...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Babies who spend their first days or weeks of life in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit may not sleep as soundly...

Minneapolis/St. Paul (June 7, 2018) - Pregnancy and birth rates continue to decline for 15-19-year-olds in Minnesota, with rates decreasing the most among youth from...

Each year, approximately 1.8 million women will have a cesarean delivery or hysterectomy. While opioids are the mainstay treatment for acute pain after these surgeries,...

Credit: University of North Carolina Calling human papillomavirus-related cancers a significant public health problem, the directors of the 70 National Cancer Institute-designated cancer centers, i..

A team of researchers at VIB and KU Leuven has uncovered why people with a hereditary form of Parkinson's disease suffer from sleep disturbances. The...

Tonsil and adenoid removal associated with long-term risks of respiratory, allergic and infectious diseases Removing tonsils and adenoids in childhood increases the long-term risk of...

A Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) research team has identified the essential role of a structural protein in the silencing of the inactive X chromosome, a...

Credit: Stephanie King, Dolphin Alliance Project Male bottlenose dolphins retain their individual "names" well into adulthood. Similar to humans, this plays a central role in...

Credit: Franz Anthony Two new species of tiny symbiotic shrimps are described, illustrated and named by biology student at Leiden University Werner de Gier as...