Virus' envelope. Its unusual structure, never before seen in nature, could let scientists develop super-durable materials and better treat disease.
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It's like the Superman of viruses, astonishingly tough and able to survive in an environment...
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...
New University of Nevada, Reno and The Open University research study used two new approaches to determine ranges of the best times of day for learning for college-age students.
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A new cognitive research study used two...
In a remarkable public health achievement, Sri Lanka was today certified by WHO on having eliminated malaria, a life-threatening disease which long affected the island country.
“Sri Lanka’s achievement is truly remarkable. In the mid-20th century it was among the...
The prevalence of prescription opioids increased from 0.9 percent during 1995-1999 to 5.2 percent during 2010-2015 in male drivers, and from 1.4 percent to 7.3 percent in female drivers. (Stock image)
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The percentage of fatally injured...
A cell in the process of dividing (centre) that is being engulfed by cells on either side. DNA is shown in blue and a protein responsible for attachment between cells is shown in green.
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Cell...
In the fall of 2015, hazardous levels of smoke from agricultural fires blanketed much of Equatorial Asia. Schools and businesses closed, planes were grounded and tens of thousands sought medical treatment for respiratory illness.
In a new study, Harvard University...
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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PTSD is a common and debilitating mental disorder that occurs after a traumatic event.
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A large new study from the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium provides the first molecular genetic evidence that genetic influences play a role...
Eating yogurt may help keep bones healthy.
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The largest observational study to date of dairy intakes and bone and frailty measurements in older adults has found that increased yogurt consumption was associated with a higher...
Bacterial cells (stock illustration).
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Leading hospital "superbugs," known as the enterococci, arose from an ancestor that dates back 450 million years -- about the time when animals were first crawling onto land (and well before the...
