A team of biomedical engineering researchers has identified a cause of fluid swelling of the…
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Alarming disparities in health outcomes could be prevented by breastfeeding
Lack of paid leave and outdated maternity care are barriers to breastfeeding that disproportionately impact…
Study sheds light on parasite that causes river blindness
The parasite that causes river blindness infects about 37 million people in parts of Africa…
Mars ice deposit holds as much water as Lake Superior
Frozen beneath a region of cracked and pitted plains on Mars lies about as much…
New views of dwarf planet Ceres as Dawn moves higher
The brightest area on Ceres stands out amid shadowy, cratered terrain in a dramatic new…
Widespread land losses from 2010 Gulf oil spill, study finds
Dramatic, widespread shoreline loss is revealed in new NASA/U.S. Geological Survey annual maps of the…
Google Glass technology may slow down response time
Heads-up display technology — think Google Glass — offers lots of information to users in…
Ocean acidification accelerates erosion of coral reefs
Scientists studying naturally high carbon dioxide coral reefs in Papua New Guinea found that erosion…
Butterfly mother’s food choice for offspring changes with experience
Plants communicate with animals using a blend of signals that influence animal behavior. The balance…
Drug-caused deaths among health care professionals: New insights revealed
From 2003-2013, nearly five deaths per 1000 employed Australian health care professionals were caused by…