As many as 50 percent of all natural history specimens held in the world’s museums…
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New guideline for treating acne in children and adults
A new guideline aims to help Canadian physicians, nurses and pharmacists treat children and adults…
Antibiotic prescriptions increased in study to promote better prescribing for UTIs
An initiative to improve prescribing of antibiotics for urinary tract infections (UTIs) resulted in better-quality…
Mistaken identities of tropical plants raise questions on biodiversity data
The primary way that researchers know anything about the distribution of species in the natural…
Discovery measures ‘heartbeats’ of distant galaxy’s stars
In many ways stars are like living beings. They’re born; they live; they die. And…
China continues to lag in effective tobacco control, studies show
Efforts over the past seven years to reduce tobacco use in China have been strikingly…
Population health promotion: Stratified approach for cardiovascular health
Promoting cardiovascular health worldwide, experts discuss how the practice of medicine will change to reflect…
Changes in metabolites can regulate earliest stages of development
Changes in cellular metabolites, the simple compounds generated during life-sustaining chemical activities in cells, have…
Discovery of hidden earthquake presents challenge to earthquake early-warning systems
Seismologists studying the 2011 Chile earthquake have discovered a previously undetected earthquake that took place…
Valley current control shows way to ultra-low-power devices
Researchers have demonstrated an electrically-controllable valley current device that may pave the way to ultra-low-power…