Tea with sweetener in a spoon (stock image).
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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 study published in...
Scan of a heart.
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A pioneering new study is set to help surgeons repair hearts without damaging precious tissue.
A team of scientists from Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU), The University of Manchester, Aarhus University and Newcastle...
Large indoor marijuana growing operation.
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Marijuana use is associated with a three-fold risk of death from hypertension, according to research published today in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.
"Steps are being taken towards legalisation and decriminalisation...
Analyzing data from the period between January 1, 2009 and September 31, 2015, the researchers documented a 34 percent increase in overdose-related ICU admissions.
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Since 2009, hospital intensive care units have witnessed a stark increase...
The gases used to knock out surgery patients appears to be contributing to global warming.
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The gases used to knock out surgery patients are accumulating in Earth's atmosphere, where they make a small contribution to climate...
Mice fed tryptophan develop immune cells that foster a tolerant gut.
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Immune cells patrol the gut to ensure that harmful microbes hidden in the...
Newly fertilized eggs before gene editing (left) and embryos after gene editing and a few rounds of cell division (right).
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Scientists have, for the first time, corrected a disease-causing mutation in early stage human embryos with gene editing....
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine found that suicide rates declined in states that implemented higher taxes on cigarettes and stricter policies to limit smoking in public places. They also noted an increase in suicide rates in states...
There were between 900,000 and 1,500,000 more suicide related internet searches than expected during the 19 days following the release of the series "13 Reasons Why."
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If you haven't heard of Netflix's television series "13 Reasons...
To complete the life cycles, defective pararetrovirus species have evolved to form partnerships which are maintained by frequent exchanges of their noncoding regulatory sequences (NRSs).
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Defective viruses incorporated into grass genomes may adapt to...
To trace the cause of metastasis in pancreatic cancer, the CSHL team used cells sampled from six mice to grow paired sets of pancreatic organoids -- balls of cells that develop in 3-D culture. The mice had gene mutations...
