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Credit: Joe Caspermeyer, Biodesign Institute Whether or not society shakes its addiction to oil and gasoline will depend on a number of profound environmental, geopolitical...

Credit: N/A Photosynthesis is one of the most complicated and important processes--responsible for kick-starting Earth's food chain. While we have modeled its more-than-100 major steps,...

Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - June 29, 2017 - Measuring a set of proteins in the blood may enable earlier diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder...

HOUSTON - (June 29, 2017) - State spending cuts during economic downturns fall more heavily on children than the elderly, according to new research by...

New multicenter research, which included Vanderbilt University Medical Center investigators, could change treatment approaches to simple skin abscesses, infections often caused by Staphylococcus aureu..

(Washington, June 29, 2017) -- The American College of Physicians (ACP) applauds the House of Representatives for its passage of a multifaceted approach to medical-liability...

Credit: Susan Tsutakawa/Berkeley Lab The actions of a protein used for DNA replication and repair are guided by electrostatic forces known as phosphate steering, a...

Researchers at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine have discovered a new method to measure tiny amounts of antibodies in foals, a finding described...

Credit: Credits: Joshua Stevens/NASA's Earth Observatory Shifting livelihoods across the tropical forest frontiers of South America, the Eurasian Steppe, and the savannas of Africa are...

The third Global Grand Challenges Summit (GGCS), jointly organized by the U.S. National Academy of Engineering (NAE), the U.K. Royal Academy of Engineering, and the...

Even in healthy individuals, the skin plays host to a menagerie of bacteria, fungi and viruses. Growing scientific evidence suggests that this lively community, collectively...

Washington (June 28, 2017) -- The American College of Physicians (ACP) today told a meeting convened by Health and Human Services (HHS) Department Secretary Tom...

Credit: Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine LOS ANGELES - The use of acupuncture to treat pain dates back to the earliest recorded history in China....

Credit: NIAID WHAT: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria are resistant to multiple antibiotics and commonly cause skin infections that can lead to more serious or...

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Laws that require increasingly older kids to sit in car safety seats appear to have limited impact, new research has found. The...