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Credit: Sabin Vaccine Institute The Sabin Vaccine Institute has awarded Paul Offit, MD, of Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), the 2018 Albert B. Sabin Gold...

Credit: Washington University in St. Louis Taking a biopsy of a brain tumor is a complicated and invasive surgical process, but a team of researchers...

Skin cancer cases attributable to work-related sun exposure could be costing millions of dollars, and must be better addressed by policymakers. A new study, published...

Credit: Dartmouth College Hanover, N.H. - Researchers at Dartmouth College have found a way to make back surgery safer, faster and more cost effective. MRIs...

Pollinators and other beneficial insects play an important role in the agricultural world, especially in terms of economic value for growers. A study conducted by...

Credit: Nature Cell Bio/UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center A new study in the journal Nature Cell Biology has uncovered information about a key stage...

A "cocktail" of monoclonal antibodies that can prevent Zika virus (ZIKV) infection in primates was not effective for treatment of fetuses, according to a new...

Credit: Reed Hutchinson/UCLA The ability to perform simple daily tasks can make a big difference in people's lives, especially for those with spinal cord injuries....

FINDINGS Researchers from UCLA and several other institutions found surgeries performed by older surgeons -- age 50 and up -- have lower patient mortality rates...

Credit: QUT Marketing & Communication A natural disaster is a traumatic experience for anyone involved but the dangers are even greater for people with dementia....

Wines and beers labelled as lower in alcohol strength may increase the total amount of alcoholic drink consumed, according to a study published in the...

PHILADELPHIA -- (April 25, 2018) -- Targeting telomerase was effective at killing NRAS-mutant melanoma cells, and the impact was further enhanced when the strategy was...

Advances in genetic testing offer new insights to parents who have a child with a rare but serious form of epilepsy, epileptic encephalopathy (EE), found...

Credit: University of Delaware/Photo Illustration by Jeff Chase A University of Delaware researcher investigated the relationship between midday-napping behaviors and neurocognitive function in ear..

Credit: Xiaoqun Mu/Rice University A Rice University group's innovative surfactant theory removes limitations of a 100-year-old model for interfacial behavior in enhanced oil recovery. The...