Almost half of the world’s primate species are facing extinction, a major global assessment warns,…
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One Fifth Of British Adult Survivors Of Childhood Cancer Smoke Despite Hazards
One-fifth of British adult survivors of childhood cancers are current smokers, and nearly a third…
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Project Aims To Improve Energy Efficiency Of Computing
The information technology industry consumes as much energy and has roughly the same carbon “footprint”…
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Endoscopic Circumferential Ablation Promising For Barrett’s Esophagus With High-grade Dysplasia
A multi-center US registry study examining the treatment of Barrett’s esophagus with high-grade dysplasia showed…
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Combating Secondary Infections In Clinics
Infections following treatment are a grave problem for patients, and resistant germs can be particularly…
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When Our Protective Armor Shows Weakness: Genetic Defect In Skin Cells Leads To Neurodermatitis, Hay Fever And Asthma
New knowledge points to the fact that a genetically induced lack of filaggrin, a key…
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Australian Bird Research Could Rewrite ‘Ring Theory’ Of Speciation
New research has uncovered how different populations of the bird crimson rosella are related to…