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Could the storms that once engulfed the Great Plains in clouds of black dust in the 1930's once again wreak havoc in the U.S.? A...

EVANSTON, Ill. --- The concentration of ultrafine particles less than 50 nanometers in diameter rose by one-third in the air of São Paulo, Brazil, when...

Credit: C. Heinis/EPFL Peptides are biological molecules, made up of short sequences of amino acids. Because they are easy to synthesize, show low toxicity and...

Credit: University of Exeter The more regularly people report doing word puzzles such as crosswords, the better their brain function in later life, a large-scale...

After cannabis is legalized, Canada should continue with a separate medical cannabis stream to keep patients safe, argues a commentary in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association...

Artificial sweeteners may be associated with long-term weight gain and increased risk of obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease, according to a new...

Credit: Reproduced with permission from ref 1. © 2017 Gongora et al. A reinvented, low-cost laser source that stores light energy inside nanoscale disks could...

People who were exposed to the dust cloud or sustained physical injuries during the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centre on September 11, 2001...

Negative media coverage of the side effects associated with taking statins, and patients' own experiences of taking the drugs, are among the reasons cited by...

Severe problems with the UK food system are likely unless issues are addressed, according to latest expert report The retail industry is predicting price rises...

Gyms, walking groups, gardening, cooking clubs and volunteering have all been shown to work in improving the health and well-being reported by a group of...

Credit: NYU Langone Medical Center Combining a specific care management program with a commonly-prescribed drug for Alzheimer's disease multiplies the medication's ability to improve dail..

Credit: Holly Anderton/Walter and Eliza Hall Institute Existing medicines could offer a new way to treat inflammatory skin conditions, researchers at Melbourne's Walter and Eliza...

Credit: The University of Texas at Austin/Rowan Martindale Using a combination of fossils and chemical markers, scientists have tracked how a period of globally low...

(Queen Mary University of London) Researchers from Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) have secured new awards totaling £8.6m to deliver medical research that will...