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Dining out associated with increased exposure to harmful chemicals

March 30, 2018 Dining out more at restaurants, cafeterias and fast-food outlets may boost total levels of potentially health-harming chemicals called phthalates in the body.

Scientists discover promising off-switch for inflammation

March 29, 2018 Scientists have discovered a new metabolic process in the body that can switch off inflammation.

Diagnosing Ebola before symptoms arrive

March 29, 2018 Boston University researchers studied data from 12 monkeys exposed to Ebola virus, and discovered a common pattern of immune response among the ones that got sick.

Romanian authorities offer money for in-vitro fertilization

March 29, 2018 Authorities in the Romanian capital have promised financial aid for women who seek fertility treatment to get pregnant in a bid to increase falling birthrates.

Newfound 'organ' had been missed by standard method for visualizing anatomy

March 28, 2018 Researchers have identified a previously unknown feature of human anatomy with implications for the function of all organs, most tissues and the mechanisms of most major diseases.

Younger children with symptoms of ADHD have reduced brain size

March 27, 2018 Children as young as four years old with symptoms of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) showed reduced brain volumes in regions essential for behavioral control.

Vitamin D might be key to syndrome affecting half of 50+ women

March 27, 2018 Results of a study carried out in Brazil showed a strong association between vitamin D deficiency and metabolic syndrome in postmenopausal women.

Diagnosing breast cancer using red light

March 26, 2018 Optical Mammography, or OM, which uses harmless red or infrared light, has been developed for use in conjunction with X-rays for diagnosis or monitoring in cases demanding repeated imaging where high amounts of ionizing radiation should be avoided.

Frozen corn likely source of Listeria monocytogenes outbreak in 5 EU states

March 26, 2018 Frozen corn is the likely source of an outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes which has affected five EU Member States (Austria, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, and the United Kingdom) since 2015.

Direct evidence of exposure of pregnant women to Roundup glyphosate

March 23, 2018 The first birth cohort study of its kind has found more than 90 percent of a group of pregnant women in Central Indiana had detectable levels of glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup, the most heavily used herbicide worldwide.

Gene-based test for urine detects, monitors bladder cancer

March 23, 2018 Researchers at The Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have developed a test for urine, gathered during a routine procedure, to detect DNA mutations identified with urothelial cancers.

Parkinson's gene initiates disease outside of the brain

March 22, 2018 Until very recently, Parkinson\'s had been thought a disease that starts in the brain, destroying motion centers and resulting in the tremors and loss of movement.