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Vaccines to combat a virus that can lead to fatal lung infections are urgently needed to help prevent child deaths worldwide, research suggests. Experts report...

At a time when health care costs are scrutinized more closely than ever, a new study demonstrates the importance of taking medications as prescribed to...

Credit: courtesy Dr. Donnai BETHESDA, MD - The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) has named clinical geneticist Dian Donnai, MD, Professor Emerita of Medical...

Spilt crude oil has repeatedly polluted and even destroyed marine ecosystems. An effective measure would be to remove spilt oil slicks by absorption into a...

Copenhagen, Denmark, July 7, 2017 - Researchers from the Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports at the University of Copenhagen today announced the findings from...

Credit: MIPT's Press Office Pepsi-SAXS is a new highly efficient method for computation of X-ray scattering profiles, which are needed for solution-state protein molecule analysis....

Specialized beta cells in the pancreas release the hormone insulin to control our blood glucose levels, and failure of this mechanism is central to the...

July 7, 2017, Cleveland: A team of Cleveland Clinic researchers is leading a first-of-its-kind multicenter clinical trial to assess the long-term outcomes of bariatric/metabolic surgery...

Researchers at New York University College of Dentistry (NYU Dentistry) have described a new target that may open the door to developing therapies for preventing...

RIVERSIDE, Calif. - Soon-to-be mothers have heard the warning - don't drink while pregnant. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued numerous...

Geminal organometallic reagents have attracted considerable attention due to their unique activity. Among them, gem-diboryl compounds are particularly valuable due to their stability, no-toxicity, and..

(Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health) Well-being in later life is largely dependent on psychosocial factors. Physical impairments tend to play...

New research from the University, published in the Archives of Disease in Childhood journal, shows a strong link between childhood obesity and hip diseases in...

Credit: Jan-Peter Kasper/FSU "In our project, we are looking at how the brain makes hypnotic states possible," explains Professor Wolfgang Miltner, who has been working...

Credit: Insilico Medicine Summary: Cetuximab, an anti-EGFR monoclonal antibody and the only FDA-approved targeted therapy against advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), has...