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Rockville, Md. (July 19, 2018)--Gestational diabetes may increase the risk of blood vessel dysfunction and heart disease in offspring by altering a smooth muscle protein...

Credit: Yale Cancer Center New Haven, Conn. -- Drinking artificially-sweetened beverages is associated with a significantly lower risk of colon cancer recurrence and cancer death,...

Credit: IBS One method cells have to reliably curb the amount of specific proteins at any desired time is the control on mRNA degradation. As...

According to current theories, nanometre-sized particles are not formed in polluted areas. Observations show that new particles are formed in large, comparatively polluted cities, such...

Credit: LSU Life-threatening fungal infections affect more than two million people worldwide. Effective antifungal medications are very limited. Until now, one of the major challenges...

Caddisflies, crustaceans, mollusks and flatworms. Those are just a few of the curious creatures known as benthic (bottom-dwelling) invertebrates and commonly found in small streams....

An international group of researchers have raised the viability of mice that were cloned using a method called somatic cell nuclear transfer, by stimulating two...

Bottom Line: The use of complementary medicine by patients with four common cancers (breast, prostate, lung or colorectal) was associated with refusal of conventional cancer...

Bottom Line: Monthly high-dose vitamin D supplementation without calcium for up to four years wasn't associated with reduced cancer risk among adults in New Zealand....

New Haven, Conn.-- People who received complementary therapy for curable cancers were more likely to refuse at least one component of their conventional cancer treatment,...

Despite being studied for decades, the chemotherapy drug cisplatin is revealing new aspects of how it works. Researchers at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University...

Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, July 19, 2018 -- Bulky kitchen gadgets like slow cookers and pressure cookers take up a lot of space....

Using genetic sequencing, scientists have revealed the complete DNA makeup of more than 100 aggressive prostate tumors, pinpointing important genetic errors these deadly tumors have...

NARRAGANSETT, R.I. - July 18, 2018 -- The open ocean is the largest and least explored environment on Earth, estimated to hold up to a...

Credit: © KAUST The first specific inhibitor for an uncontrollable plant pest, the witchweed Striga hermonthica, has been developed through an interdisciplinary KAUST collaboration led...