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Credit: Virginia Tech Mobile phones have increasingly become the repository for the details that drive our everyday lives. But Virginia Tech researchers have recently discovered...

Credit: Nocera lab, Harvard University SAN FRANCISCO, April 3, 2017 -- In the second half of the 20th century, the mass use of fertilizer was...

SAN FRANCISCO, April 3, 2017 -- Spraying cyanide near coral reefs teeming with tropical creatures can quickly and cheaply stun ornamental fish that can then...

SAN FRANCISCO, April 3, 2017 -- On the list of dreaded medical tests, a prostate biopsy probably ranks fairly high. The common procedure requires sticking...

Cancer of the oropharynx has become increasingly common: In the United States alone, the number of newly diagnosed cases has tripled over the past three...

People living in parts of Ontario with better access to preventive health care had lower rates of cardiac events compared to residents of regions with...

Only a quarter of the shale gas contained in one of the UK's largest reserves might be recoverable because of limited space to develop the...

Genetic testing of tumor and blood fluid samples from people with and without one of the most aggressive forms of skin cancer has shown that...

WASHINGTON, April 2, 2017 - Higher or lower levels of certain immune cells in cancer patients may be associated with how well they respond to...

SAN FRANCISCO, April 2, 2017 -- Antibiotics save lives every day, but there is a downside to their ubiquity. High doses can kill healthy cells...

ORLANDO -- Novel molecules called selective androgen receptor degraders (SARDs) may offer the next generation of treatment options for advanced prostate cancer, a new industry-sponsored...

ORLANDO--In the United States, thyroid cancer incidence is rising among young people as well as Hispanics and African Americans, a new study reports. Results of...

ORLANDO -- Bisphenol S (BPS), a substitute for the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) in the plastic industry, shows the potential for increasing the aggressiveness of...

ORLANDO-- Some flame retardants used in many home products appear to be associated with the most common type of thyroid cancer, papillary thyroid cancer (PTC),...

HOUSTON - (April 1, 2017) - Flavored e-cigarettes and e-cigarette marketing could be increasing e-cigarette use among youth and young adults, according to researchers from...