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Credit: UEF Self-monitoring of type 2 diabetes used in combination with an electronic feedback system results in considerable savings on health care costs especially in...

Credit: UEF Adolescent drinking is associated with changes in the metabolite profile, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University Hospital...

Credit: Timothy Yates, IU School of Medicine INDIANAPOLIS -- LOINC, the world's most widely used code system for identifying medical tests, observations, and documents, has...

The public debate on endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) - exogenous substances that have the same or similar effects as endogenous hormones - has been going...

Credit: University of Otago University of Otago research provides insights into an underlying mechanism that could explain why new cancer therapies to help treat metastatic...

Credit: David Haring, Duke Lemur Center. DURHAM, N.C. -- Some people watch the competition carefully for the slightest signs of weakness. Lemurs, on the other...

Clinical laboratories often rely on medical articles and public information on gene disease associations in determining the genes to include on genetic testing panels for...

Credit: Girirajan Laboratory, Penn State Genes located in a large chromosomal aberration associated with autism interact with each other to modulate the variable symptoms of...

CLEVELAND, Ohio--In the first known study of how amputees use advanced sensory-enabled prostheses outside the lab, subjects used a mechanical hand more regularly and for...

Credit: ATS June 29, 2018--Higher daily doses of rifampin, a cornerstone of tuberculosis treatment, killed more TB bacteria in sputum cultures, and the higher doses...

When the American Society for Horticultural Science convenes its annual conference this summer, some discussion will involve matters of concern to the general public. On...

Genetic ancestry tests are often advertised as a tool to uncover new connections to diverse cultures and ancestries, but new research from the University of...

A few years ago, Ian Swinburne, HMS research fellow in systems biology, noticed something odd while conducting a time-lapse microscopy study of the inner ear...

Credit: penn State Dramatic improvements have been made to the process of converting carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, to methanol, a fuel and building block...

The loss of anatomical features is a frequent evolutionary event. For example, humans and other great apes have lost their tail and whales have lost...