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A highly sensitive method that can detect even the earlier stages of colorectal cancer has been developed by researchers in Japan. Shimadzu Corporation, the Kobe...

Contrary to popular perception, a new study by Boston University professor Christopher Salas- Wright finds that youth violence is declining--and at noteworthy rates. Between 2002...

Tiny particles in air pollution have been associated with cardiovascular disease, which can lead to premature death. But how particles inhaled into the lungs can...

Add another typical component of the Italian way of life to the long list of foods characterizing one of the most healthy populations in the...

Nanodiamonds - synthetic industrial diamonds only a few nanometers in size - have recently attracted considerable attention because of the potential they offer for the...

Biologists at the University of California San Diego have demonstrated for the first time that a widely used pesticide can significantly impair the ability of...

Credit: University of Basel, Transfaculty Research Platform Molecular and Cognitive Neurosciences The body's immune system performs essential functions, such as defending against bacteria and ..

Credit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI - Scientists write in Nature Communications it may be possible to therapeutically fine tune a constantly shifting balance of molecular signals...

WASHINGTON (April 26, 2017)--A new study examining medical provider attitudes toward prescribing PrEP to prevent HIV found that those who already prescribe it do not...

(Aarhus University) Newborn humpback whales 'whisper' to their mothers to avoid being overheard by killer whales, researchers have discovered. The recordings -- the first obtained...

Geneva, Switzerland, April 26, 2017 - Lung cancer patients treated with PD-1/PD-L1 checkpoint inhibitors may be at increased risk of adverse events after receiving the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. April 25, 2017 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced $4.8 million in available...

Credit: Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University Northeastern professor Daniel Distel and his colleagues have discovered a dark slithering creature four feet long that dwells in the foul...

Credit: © Jean-Marc Alliot - IRIT (CNRS/INP Toulouse/Université Toulouse Paul Sabatier/Université Toulouse Jean Jaurès/Université Toulouse Capitole). The ELO system, which most chess federations us..

Credit: Gray Lab Our bodies are made of biomolecules like proteins, nucleic acids, fats and sugars. These biomolecules are folded into specific 3D structures --...