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Catching some midday shut-eye linked to similar drops in blood pressure seen with other lifestyle changes, some medications It seems that napping may do more...

Near-infrared technology pinpoints fluorescent probes deep within living tissue; may be used to detect cancer earlier CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Many types of cancer could be...

(Boston)--Compared to experimental studies that require complex infrastructures such as laboratories or clinical trials at multiple centers, studies using a longitudinal cohort (an observational research...

Simple, inexpensive urban design interventions can increase well-being and social connections among city residents, finds a new case study from the Urban Realities Lab at...

Average rates 11 percent higher and growing in permissive states, shrinking in restrictive states States with more permissive gun laws and greater gun ownership have...

Too much time in front of the bedroom TV deprives the child of more enriching developmental activities and may explain, in part, less optimal body...

Scientists have shed light on how healthy cells develop by identifying the role of key molecules involved. The components, known as R-loops, are formed during...

Credit: Photo by Chelsea Mamott, GLBRC MADISON, Wis. -- With a few genetic tweaks, a type of soil bacteria with an appetite for hydrocarbons shows...

Study upends ideas inferred from nonwoody plantsCredit: Illustration by Jack P. Wang and Ilona Peszlen. North Carolina State University researchers have uncovered how a complex...

NIH-Supported analysis identified elevated mortality in large Latin American cohortCredit: NIAID Among people with HIV in Latin America, those diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB) at an...

Credit: PREVAIL/NIAID Survivors of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in Liberia had a higher prevalence of certain health issues--including uveitis (eye redness and pain), abdominal, chest,...

Cancer centers design strategies for including more racial and ethnic minorities in clinical trialsCredit: Medical University of South Carolina, Hollings Cancer Center Not one size...

Discovery made while editing genetic defect behind Duchenne muscular dystrophyCredit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - March 6, 2019 - Scientists have developed a method to boost...

Internationally recognized experts from North America and Great Britain More than a dozen internationally recognized scientists from across North America and Great Britain working at...

MINNEAPOLIS - Eating a diet rich in fruits and vegetables, moderate in nuts, fish and alcohol and low in meat and full-fat dairy is associated...