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Credit: American Chemical Society As allergy season intensifies, many people are cursing pollen - the powdery substance released by plants for reproduction. However, pollen may...

Credit: Michigan State University EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Support from female co-workers may be even more important to new moms who are breastfeeding than getting...

Bottom Line: Nearly 1 in 4 patients undergoing surgery at an academic medical center reported preoperative opioid use in a study of about 34,000 patients...

Bottom Line: Patients who are suicidal often seek care at a hospital emergency department (ED). This comparison study of about 1,600 patients at nine Veterans...

Bottom Line: Researchers report moderately increased risks for atrial fibrillation (AF), an irregular and often rapid heart rate, in adults with asthma and a lack...

Credit: Lawson Health Research Institute LONDON, ON - In a new study from Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University, researchers partnered with youth receiving...

Seeking abortion medications online can be a response to clinic access barriers in states with and without restrictive abortion laws and can occur when self-managed...

Breathlessness and conditions of restrictive lung disease (RLD), such as pulmonary fibrosis, may be a late complication of type 2 diabetes. These are the key...

A team of researchers from Queen Mary University of London have reported the genetic events involved in the early development of bowel cancer in patients...

Scientists at the Wihuri Research Institute and the University of Helsinki, Finland, developed a method that can be used to monitor the quality of circulating...

Advanced algorithms working from large chemical databases can predict a new chemical's toxicity better than standard animal tests, suggests a study led by scientists at...

Credit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI - When a dangerous defect on chromosome 11q23 disrupts the genetic programming of blood cells, it causes an aggressive and deadly...

Credit: University of South Australia A wide range of fetal genetic abnormalities could soon be detected in early pregnancy thanks to a world-first study led...

Credit: Osaka University Osaka - Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic disease that causes inflammation and tissue damage. SLE can involve many organs and...

The numerous high-profile men who have recently been accused of sexual harassment may not have been simply exercising their power. Instead their behaviour could be...