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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,...

PHILADELPHIA–(Jan. 22, 2016) — Recent clinical trials conducted in South Africa have established that babies born with HIV should be treated with antiretroviral therapy (ART)...

Credit: Northwestern University CHICAGO — Daily exposure to bright white light at midday significantly decreased symptoms of depression and increased functioning in people with bipolar...

Credit: Copyright: private Fitting an object into a matching outline such as inserting a key into a keyhole or inserting the appropriate screwdriver bit into...

Credit: Thevaranjan et al./Cell Host & Microbe 2017 Inflammation increases with age and is a strong risk factor for death in the elderly, but the...

New research from Rice University theorizes that “anti-evolution” education legislation continues to be introduced because lawmakers want to appease religious constituents, not because they expect...

Adding seaweed to processed foods such as frozen pizzas, hot dogs and dried pasta will reduce cardiovascular diseases, concludes a new scientific article. One suggestion...

Credit: Robert Gegear, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) Worcester, Mass. – Ecologists who study flowering plants have long believed that flowers evolved with particular sets of...

In a new study from Lund University in Sweden, researchers investigated the risk factors for blood clots, i.e. venous thromboembolism (VTE). The results show a...