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A new paper published in FEMS Microbiology Letters, resulting from an investigation of a laundry facility that services several Seattle-area hospitals, suggests that soiled clinical...

Credit: United European Gastroenterology (Vienna, 7 November 2016) The number of deaths from pancreatic cancer will overtake breast cancer mortality rates in the EU in...

Credit: Dr. Peter Nathanielsz and Dr. Geoffrey Clarke New research has shown that the child of a slightly undernourished mother is more likely to suffer...

The hottest year on record globally in 2015 could be just another average year by 2025 if carbon emissions continue to rise at their current...

Credit: Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick B12 deficiency during pregnancy may predispose children to metabolic problems such as type-2 diabetes, according to research presented...

People suffering medical conditions causing low levels of oxytocin perform worse on empathy tasks, according to new research presented today at the Society for Endocrinology...

Today, at a session held during the IOF Regionals 6th Asia-Pacific Osteoporosis Meeting in Singapore, five researchers from Australia, Hong Kong, India and Japan were...

Singapore - November 5, 2016 A proven method of identifying and managing patients at high risk of fracture is the implementation of coordinator-based Fracture Liaison...

Credit: Keith Walters GENESEO, N.Y. -- A SUNY Geneseo faculty member is in Antarctica with a team of climate scientists this month where he is...

Credit: BIDMC BOSTON - Philosophers have long struggled to define human consciousness. Now, a team of researchers led by neurologists at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical...

Credit: ORNL OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Nov. 4, 2016--Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have received seven R&D 100 Awards in recognition...

Rajesh Davé, distinguished professor of chemical, biological and pharmaceutical engineering, and two of his former graduate students, Maxx Capece and Daniel To, received a Thomas...

This week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Final 2017 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule showing their continued support for reimbursing...

Credit: John Dani, PhD, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania PHILADELPHIA - Stress, defined broadly, is a well-known risk factor for later alcohol abuse;...

Succeeding in the male-dominated science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines can be very challenging for female faculty. Now, a Northwestern University study of the...