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Amphibian populations around the world are declining due to a skin disease caused by fungus. However, an amphibian commonly found in Louisiana, the three-toed amphiuma,...

Credit: Dan Addison | University of Virginia Communications Children around the world are suffering from unnoticed infections that are stunting their growth and mental development,...

Credit: University of Houston University of Houston biologist Michihisa Umetani, having discovered that a certain protein partnership acts to rapidly signal molecules inside blood vessels...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA--October 9, 2018--Human embryos start as a tiny mass of cells that are all the same. The first step in growing from a...

Cases of cancer and hypertension are much higher among Inuit living in and around Ottawa than for the general population of Canada's capital city. This...

Credit: (c) 2018 Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, October 5, 2018--A Systemic Review from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

Credit: Cleveland Clinic Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018, CLEVELAND: The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health...

(Boston)--Michael Rosario, a second-year PhD student in the Graduate Program for Neuroscience at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), has received a four-year, $120,000 Health...

Credit: Michael Moody Researchers with the Veterans Affairs Portland Health Care System and Oregon Health & Sciences University found that a history of binge drinking...

Preliminary results from the world's largest sleep study have shown that people who sleep on average between 7 to 8 hours per night performed better...

FAIRFAX, VA (Oct. 9, 2018)--Online registration is open for the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) 2019 Annual Scientific Meeting. The meeting takes place March 23-28,...

Credit: Hart Lab/Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Brown University researchers have uncovered new clues about the progression of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), a surpris..

Credit: University of Southampton The study, involving doctors and cancer scientists in Southampton, America and Germany, will boost the body's immune system to kill off...

While exercise buffs have long used protein supplements to gain muscle, new research from McMaster University suggests one protein source in particular, whey protein, is...

Credit: University of Houston Researchers in Houston and elsewhere have shown that robotic systems controlled by the user's own brain activity can help patients recovering...