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Air pollution may raise risk of type 2 diabetes

February 15, 2017
High levels of air pollution may increase some Hispanic children's risk of type 2 diabetes, a new study suggests.

Malaria vaccine target's invasion partner uncovered

February 14, 2017
A team at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute has discovered how a promising malarial vaccine target - the protein RH5 - helps parasites to invade human red blood cells.

Bacteria 'sleep' to survive antibiotic treatments and then attack

February 14, 2017
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), antibiotic resistance is rising to dangerously high levels in all parts of the world.

Toxic metals found in e-cigarette liquid

February 13, 2017
Electronic cigarette liquids can contain high levels of toxic and potentially cancer-causing metals, a new study suggests.

Baby's sex plays a role in pregnant women's immunity

February 13, 2017
Women have claimed for years that their bodies react differently whether they're pregnant with a male or female baby.

Drinking peroxide 'super water' leads to dangerous blood clots

February 11, 2017
Ingesting high-concentration hydrogen peroxide as a "natural cure" or cleansing agent may land you in the emergency room, health experts caution.

Is it Parkinson's or something else? Blood test might tell

February 10, 2017
Measuring a particular blood protein might help doctors easily distinguish Parkinson's disease from some similar disorders, a new study suggests.

Growing number of children in Denmark change their gender

February 10, 2017
More than twice as many minors as expected have expressed a desire to change their gender this year.

20 million Americans have hearing damage caused by everyday activities

February 9, 2017
The noise of modern life causes permanent hearing damage to many U.S. adults who don't even suspect they've experienced a loss, federal researchers reported.

Excessive antibiotic use in newborns can permanently damage lungs' defenses

February 9, 2017
Doctors have long understood that antibiotics that protect infants from infection also can disrupt the normal growth of their gut bacteria.

Many who think they're allergic to penicillin should take another test

February 8, 2017
Many people who think they're allergic to penicillin don't really have an allergy to this antibiotic, a pediatric expert says.

Stanford bioengineers create low-tech blood centrifuge for 20 cents

February 8, 2017
Based on the design of a child's whirligig toy, the "paperfuge"' can separate blood components in less than two minutes, with no electricity.