New findings are important because they offer a new perspective on the cause of race-based bias.
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Two studies by researchers at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) at the University of Toronto and...
Most people will startle when they hear an unexpected loud sound, at least the first time.
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Most people will startle when they hear an unexpected loud sound. The second time they hear the noise, they'll startle...
There is heightened concern that exercise deficits are contributing to the growing obesity epidemic, particularly among children and teens.
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Physical activity among children and teens is lower than previously thought, and, in another surprise finding, young...
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Scientists at the University of Liverpool have shown that a change in weather patterns, brought on by the 'Godzilla' El Niño of 2015, fuelled the Zika outbreak in South America.
The findings were revealed using a new...
This is Kafuli Agbemenu, PhD, assistant professor in the UB School of Nursing.
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For years, research has shown that female Somali Bantu refugees may be hesitant to use hormonal birth control and other methods of family planning.
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This map shows the 'degree centrality' of all the streets in central London. This reflects how many other streets are connected to each street, with blue representing simple streets with few connecting streets and red representing complex streets with...
First generation cephalosporins -- antibiotics introduced as a treatment against bacterial infections in 1963 -- now show promise for tuberculosis (TB) therapy, according to new research published in Scientific Reports.
Tuberculosis, caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is the most deadly infectious...
This study has important implications for the introduction of smoke-free policies, not only in psychiatric hospitals but also in other institutions such as prisons.
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New King's College London research reveals a 39 per cent drop...
AIDS deaths are falling in most countries worldwide, but the rate of new infections increased in several countries over the past decade, threatening to undermine efforts to end the AIDS epidemic by 2030, a new scientific paper shows.
The study...
This is the first study of its kind using medical images and artificial intelligence.
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A computer's ability to predict a patient's lifespan simply by looking at images of their organs is a step closer to becoming...
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...
