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Credit: Yale University/University of Grenoble New Haven, Conn. – A new study finds that major gains in global biodiversity can be achieved if an additional...

Credit: Kanazawa University Sleep is of absolute necessity for us humans, although if one falls asleep all of a sudden while being awoken, it would...

Researchers of the Environmental Microbiology Group of the UAB Department of Genetics and Microbiology have developed a paper-based biosensor covered with bacteria to detect water...

Credit: C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health at the University of Michigan ANN ARBOR, Mich. — If a child gets a small...

A new study published in Acta Paediatrica indicates that survival of babies born weighing 500 g is poor despite advances in neonatal care. The study...

Credit: Springer Humanity and our civilization are facing the greatest challenge in the million-year ascent of our species. It consists of the coming-together of ten...

The little penguin species (popularly known as little blue penguins) found in southern New Zealand is a surprisingly recent invader from Australia, according to a...

Credit: Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Philadelphia, January 9, 2018 – Malnutrition among hospitalized patients remains a serious issue that has been...

BOSTON – The rapid development of a safe and effective vaccine to prevent the Zika virus (ZIKV) is a global priority, as infection in pregnant...

Credit: (C) 2017, American Geriatrics Society With renewed calls for bipartisan collaboration supporting high-quality, person-centered, and affordable health coverage for us all as we age,...

ANN ARBOR — If the minimum age for buying tobacco legally were changed to 21, it could save more than 35,000 lives in Texas, 15,000...

Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Dr. Malcolm Brenner, founding director of the Center for Cell and Gene Therapy at Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's...

Credit: Andrea Hegdahl Tiltnes/NTNU When you visit your general practitioner you can get your blood analyzed for cholesterol and triglycerides, to get an idea of...

Researchers using a rodent model of childhood manganese exposure have found that too much manganese early in development causes lasting attention deficits and other impairments....

San Francisco, CA–November 2, 2017–Picture a bare wire, without its regular plastic coating. It's exposed to the elements and risks being degraded. And, without insulation,...