Heat safety issues in bounce houses can put children in danger, according to a new…
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One of the most common viruses in humans may promote breast cancer development
New research reveals that infection with the Epstein-Barr virus may put some women at increased…
Is Earthly life premature from a cosmic perspective?
The universe is 13.8 billion years old, while our planet formed just 4.5 billion years…
The search for the earthquake nucleus
Where a tectonic plate dives under another, in the so-called subduction zones at ocean margins,…
Mechanistic finding may help develop treatment for Ice Bucket Challenge disease
Motor neuron diseases rob patients of their ability to walk, eat, talk or breathe since…
Cheaper, faster, more accurate method to quantify water in solid pharmaceutical drugs
Chemists have invented a method to quantify water content in solid pharmaceutical drugs that is…
New strategy to treat some instances of preterm labor
A new research report reveals a potentially new therapeutic target for preventing or stopping preterm…
Antarctic sea ice may be a source of mercury in southern ocean fish and birds
New research has found methylmercury — a potent neurotoxin – in sea ice in the…
Autism genes identified using new approach
Researchers have developed a machine-learning approach that for the first time analyzes the entire human…
Higher BMI not associated with increased risk of heart attack or early death, twin study shows
A study of 4,046 genetically identical twin pairs with different amounts of body fat shows…