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In 2015, the estimated medical costs attributable to both fatal and nonfatal falls in older US adults was approximately $50 billion. The findings come from...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (March 7, 2018)--Anxiety is one of the most common mental health disorders, and it's more likely to affect women, especially middle-aged women. Although...

Credit: Associate Professor Wei Fan-Yan A Japanese research group has discovered that taurine is conjugated with mitochondrial transfer RNAs (tRNAs), small RNAs that decode genetic...

Credit: Westmead Institute for Medical Research A new study has shown how the body's immune system responds to the new shingles vaccine, Shingrix, making it...

Credit: Sarah Benhaiem/Leibniz-IZW Spotted hyena cubs of high-ranking mothers have a lower probability of infection with and are more likely to die from canine distemper...

Credit: Arizona State Unviersity Lithium-metal batteries are among the most promising candidates for high-density energy storage technology in an expanding range of digital "smart" devices...

A new study using surveys and classroom noise analysis shows the success of a three-year effort by faculty in the Biology Department at San Francisco...

Credit: David Hungate/Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute Would banning ventilated filters on cigarettes protect public health? Scientists from multiple institutions, including a group of a..

Glenview, IL - COPD remains the leading indication for lung transplantation worldwide and accounts for one third of all lung transplants performed. In order to...

CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Catching a bouncing ball or hitting a ball with a racket requires estimating when the ball will arrive. Neuroscientists have long thought...

Plant immune systems, like those of humans and animals, face a difficult balancing act: they must mount responses against ever-evolving pathogens, but they must not...

A new special publication orchestrated by five of the nation's leading hearing experts compiles the latest research into hearing loss caused by drugs and solvents...

Credit: Meg Younger/Howard Hughes Medical Institute/The Rockefeller University A mosquito's head is about the size of a pencil tip, but it packs a dangerous punch:...

Credit: Hospital for Special Surgery More than 330,000 total hip replacements are performed in the United States each year. Overall, it is a highly successful...

Washington, D.C. - In comments submitted today to the U.S. Department of Labor in response to its Association Health Plans (AHP) proposed rule, the American...