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July 21, 2017
In a study well-timed for summer, vision scientists have found that eye freckles, dark spots on the colored part of the eye (iris), are more frequently found in people with higher lifetime exposure to sunlight.
July 21, 2017
Folks with heart-healthy habits in their 20s tend to have larger, healthier brains in their 40s - brains that may be better prepared to withstand the ravages of aging, a new study reports.
July 20, 2017
Nearly three dozen new Alzheimer's drugs may reach the market in the next five years, researchers say.
July 19, 2017
At least four people have died, over 300 admitted to hospital and two major hotels are closed indefinitely in the capital Nairobi as Kenya fights against a cholera epidemic.
July 19, 2017
Understanding the mechanisms that give cancer cells the ability to survive and grow opens the possibility of developing improved treatments to control or cure the disease.
July 19, 2017
Infants exposed to the Zika virus in the womb should have their eyes examined for possible virus-related abnormalities, according to a new report.
July 18, 2017
Artificial sweeteners may be associated with long-term weight gain and increased risk of obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease, according to a new study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
July 18, 2017
Children whose mothers had uncontrolled asthma during pregnancy are at increased risk of developing the disease at a young age, a new study finds.
July 17, 2017
A miniature human heart created by introducing human cells into the matrix of a whole rat heart may make it easier to confirm basic science findings and test potential new heart drugs for safety and efficacy.
July 17, 2017
In the first ever study of its kind using low doses of vitamin D in fortified food, researchers from the University of Surrey investigated which of the two types of vitamin D, D2 or D3, was more effective in raising levels of this vital nutrient in the body.
July 15, 2017
Researchers from Canberra's Australian National University (ANU) have led a discovery of "brain-like" activity in the human immune system, in a breakthrough which could lead to better treatments for autoimmune diseases.
July 14, 2017
Daily tomato consumption appeared to cut the development of skin cancer tumors by half in a mouse study at The Ohio State University.