Verena Schuenemann at the Palaeogenetics Laboratory, University of Tuebingen.
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An international team of scientists, led by researchers from the University of Tuebingen and the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History in Jena, successfully recovered and...
E-cigarettes can contain nicotine but not many of the harmful substances produced by smoking tobacco, such as tar or carbon monoxide. These products work through an inhalation-activated system that heats a solution to create an inhalable aerosol, often known...
Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified antibodies capable of protecting against Zika virus infection, and located the precise spot on the Zika virus that the antibodies recognize. The work is a significant step...
Nine out of 10 people globally are breathing poor quality air, the World Health Organization says.Credit: Flickr/vtpoly
Nine out of 10 people globally are breathing poor quality air, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, calling for dramatic action against pollution...
"The sleep of many parents is often disrupted by external sources such as a crying baby demanding care during the night. Doctors on call, who may receive several phone calls a night, also experience disruptions," said Prof. Sadeh. "These...
The report found strong evidence that drinking the equivalent of a small glass of wine or beer a day (about 10 grams alcohol content) increases pre-menopausal breast cancer risk by 5 percent and post-menopausal breast cancer risk by 9...
A UC San Diego study links online social interactions to longevity.
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Is social media good for you, or bad? Well, it's complicated. A study of 12 million Facebook users suggests that using Facebook is associated...
Are we born to root for heroes? Researchers in Japan have evidence suggesting yes.
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We recognize justice before we can talk, reports a research team in Nature Human Behaviour.
The Kyoto-based study demonstrates that human infants recognize heroic acts...
An image of a T-cell is shown.
Credit: Photo courtesy of Robbie B. Mailliard, PhD, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health
In an expanded, three-year clinical trial of 86 patients with colorectal and 11 other kinds of cancer that...
As the threat of drug-resistant superbugs spreads, researchers are concerned that the overuse of antibiotics may cause another, even larger public health problem: childhood obesity.
Obesity rates in the US have been consistently climbing for the past two decades, with...
An analysis of over 40,000 commonly available packaged foods and beverages in Canada has found that 66 per cent of these products -- including some infant formulas and baby food products and many so-called 'healthier' foods such as yogurt,...
