Month: October 2011

Though viruses are the most abundant life form on Earth, our knowledge of the viral…

Soils store more carbon than the atmosphere and living plants. But scientists don’t know why…

People who rate their health as poor or fair appear to be significantly more likely…

Black nursing home residents are less likely than their white counterparts to receive flu shots,…

Two decades after the Americans with Disabilities Act went into effect, people with disabilities continue…

Closures of hospital trauma centers are disproportionately affecting poor, uninsured and African-American populations, and nearly…

Our life experiences — the ups and downs, and everything in between — shape us,…

Researchers have found high levels of food toxins called Advanced Glycation End products in infants….

Obesity among adolescents has more than tripled over the past 40 years, and recent estimates…

A new study of young people with melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer, has…