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Credit: Images by Mingxing Lei/Cheng-Ming Chuong Lab How does the skin develop follicles and eventually sprout hair? A USC-led study, published in the Proceedings of...

Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, May 18, 2017 — Pink pineapples, non-browning produce and other genetically modified organisms are becoming part of our food...

PARIS, France: A long-term study has found that low cumulative exposure to benzodiazepine and antidepressant medications does not seem to affect cognition in schizophrenia. However,...

ATLANTA — A healthy diet may reduce the risk of ovarian cancer in African-American women, according to data presented at the Eighth American Association for...

Credit: John Soares BOSTON – (February 14, 2017) – Joslin Diabetes Center will take part in two clinical trials this year to test artificial pancreas...

Credit: Photo courtesy of Kara Walker, Duke University. DURHAM, N.C. — When it comes to hookups in the animal world, casual sex is common among...

Credit: NIAID WHAT: River blindness, or onchocerciasis, is a disease caused by a parasitic worm found primarily in Africa. The worm (Onchocerca volvulus) is transmitted...

Credit: Evan Krape/ University of Delaware You have three to five pounds of bacteria living in and on your body right now. That's some 38...

Credit: Children's National Health System CHICAGO–The nation's emergency departments had low rates of complying with recommended HIV and syphilis screening for at-risk adolescents, though l..

Credit: Cell Tracking Challenge The results of this research have been recently presented in the scientific journal Nature Methods, in an article that gathers data...

Credit: University of Michigan A new study uncovers changes in the makeup of the cardiac intensive care unit as more patients are primarily diagnosed with...

IMAGE: A simple sperm analysis — DFI — could help guide couples as they select the best fertility treatment for them. The picture illustrates the...

Plant biofactories can incorporate heavier carbon atoms into cancer-fighting phytochemicals, which can be used to trace their movement in the human body. Process allows Illinois...

Credit: Image courtesy of study authors TAMPA, Fla. (May 9, 2017) — Transmission of mosquito-borne diseases, such as Zika, occur at lower temperatures than previously...

Credit: Courtesy of Van Andel Research Institute Oct. 12, 2017 (Grand Rapids, Mich.)–Van Andel Research Institute-Stand Up To Cancer Epigenetics Dream Team scientists have been...