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Most children overeat significantly when served large portions of calorie-dense popular foods, according to a Penn State study. The results suggest that manipulating calorie content...

Credit: Courtesy of eLife CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (November 10, 2016) – Whitehead Institute researchers have determined how the master transcriptional regulator of the heat shock response,...

Credit: Huang Lab, CSHL Cold Spring Harbor, NY – The brain's astonishing anatomical complexity has been appreciated for over 100 years, when pioneers first trained...

Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (Sept. 28, 2017) – The health effects of where people live, work, and interact are well documented, as are the value...

FORT COLLINS, COLO. – In tropical climes, animals and plants aren't adapted to surviving freezing temperatures – and why would they be? It's never all...

Anxiety sensitivity, in simple terms, is a fear of fear. But when people with anxiety sensitivity also have asthma, their suffering can be far more...

Credit: University of Houston HOUSTON, Feb. 1, 2018 – A University of Houston biomedical engineer is reporting a dramatic decrease in the time it takes...

Oral contraceptives taken just before or during pregnancy do not increase the risk of birth defects, according to a new study by researchers from the...

Credit: © Rothamsted Research Feelings often run high where insects are concerned, with many people even squeamish to look on them, let alone touch or...

Credit: Jose Cano Researchers at the Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM) have shown for the first time that immunoglobulin M, secreted by the...

Credit: Thierry Sollberger Vaccinations are known to protect against pathogens such as bacteria or viruses. They direct the body to form protective antibodies (IgA), and...

Credit: NUHS Researchers discover molecular nets inside heart muscles which hold promise for new heart failure treatment Singapore – Local researchers have discovered that a...

Credit: UCLA Health By reducing out-of-pocket costs for preventive treatment, the Affordable Care Act appears to have encouraged more people to have health screenings related...

Periodontitis, a gum disease present in nearly half of all adults in the United States, involves inflammation, bleeding and bone loss. In its severe form,...

Credit: F Quaid-i-Azam University Residents and workers in a major Pakistan city are exposed to harmful levels of pesticides, new research reveals. Scientists from Pakistan's...