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(Boston) - A recent JAMA review article stresses that more clinical studies on neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) are needed in order to develop and implement...

Scientists at the Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have discovered a new approach for developing a rechargeable non-aqueous magnesium-metal battery. A proof-of..

Credit: Kento Mori Japanese macaques, also known as snow monkeys, have been enjoying regular baths in the hot spring at Jigokudani in Japan for decades...

21 March, 2018 -- Leading scientists and researchers from academia and industry will gather to share groundbreaking stem cell science and its translation to clinical...

Not only can synthetic molecules imitate the structures of their biological counterparts, they can also assume their functions and even outcompete them. This has recently...

Credit: Corné van der Linden A mystery has long shrouded the orb-weaving spider genus Opadometa, where males and females belonging to one and the same...

New insights into how cancer cells fuel their growth are opening novel possibilities for cancer treatment. A team of researchers at Baylor College of Medicine...

Credit: Massachusetts Eye and Ear Boston, Mass. --Massachusetts Eye and Ear researchers have shown that mifepristone, a drug currently FDA-approved for chemical abortion, prevents the...

Credit: LSU LSU researchers have discovered a new relationship between climate change, monarch butterflies and milkweed plants. It turns out that warming temperatures don't just...

Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - A decade or so ago, scientists discovered genes they thought could be turned on to make plants take up...

Bottom Line: Loss of wealth over two years among middle-aged and older adults in the U.S. was associated with an increased risk of death. Why...

Bottom Line: Use of coal, wood or charcoal for cooking and heating in rural China was associated with a greater risk of death, with that...

Credit: Joseph P. Miller WASHINGTON, D.C., April 3, 2018 -- Nearly half of all cancer patients receive radiation therapy to curb the growth of malignant...

CHICAGO --- A sudden loss of net worth in middle or older age is associated with a significantly higher risk of death, reports a new...

Credit: Courtesy: Kai Slaughter Boston, MA-- Arthritis flares - the unpredictable and often sudden worsening of arthritis symptoms -- can be debilitating. These episodes can...