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The abundance of personal smartphones in southern African countries got University of Washington professor Sarah Gimbel thinking: What if these phones were used by front-line...

It's safe to slap on the sunscreen this summer - in repeated doses - despite what you have read about the potential toxicity of sunscreens....

Credit: PHOTO CREDIT: Rob Cahill, UTHealth It is never too early to spark a child's interest in science and The University of Texas Health Science...

Credit: Osaka University Osaka, Japan - Influenza is a highly contagious respiratory disease of global importance, which causes millions of infections annually with the ever-present...

NEW YORK, NY (November 20, 2018) There will be more than 30.5 million passengers traveling during the 12-day Thanksgiving season according to Airlines for America...

CORVALLIS, Ore. - The discovery of a new gene in zebrafish could lead to a better understanding of how exposure to chemicals leads to disease...

Scientists from the VIB-UGent Center for Inflammation Research identified the mechanisms by which the bacterial pathogen Clostridium difficile kills intestinal epithelial cells (IECs), thus destroying..

Toronto, ON - "Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is much more common among never smoking older women who are morbidly obese (having a body mass...

DALLAS, Nov. 21, 2018 -- Smoke-free policies have been associated with lower systolic (top number) blood pressure readings among non-smokers, according to new research in...

Credit: Geriatrics & Gerontology International In a Geriatrics & Gerontology International study of 51 individuals living with dementia who attended community-based adult day health centers,...

Compared with women in a recent study who slept seven to eight hours each night, women who slept for ?5 hours or ?10 hours had...

In a Journal of the American Geriatrics Society study of adults aged 65 and older who were functionally independent, individuals with cardiovascular disease (CVD) were...

Men who use androgenic anabolic steroids--such as testosterone--may face a higher risk of early death and of experiencing more hospital admissions, according to a new...

In a randomized controlled trial of 134 mildly stressed, middle-aged to older adults, participants who were assigned to a six-week mindfulness-meditation training program experienced significantly...

New research published in the Journal of Consumer Affairs suggests that tobacco packaging that reminds smokers that broad societal 'others' disapprove of the activity can...