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December 22, 2016
Climate patterns caused by El Nino could have increased reproduction rates in the mosquito species that carry the Zika virus and allowed those mosquitoes to live longer, researchers found.
December 22, 2016
Complete rest is a cornerstone of concussion treatment, but a new study indicates that physical activity within a week of a youth's head injury may hasten recovery.
December 21, 2016
A "living bandage" made from stem cells as been trialled in humans for the first time by scientists at the Universities of Liverpool and Bristol.
December 21, 2016
Researchers at the University of Turku, Finland have identified a new way of blocking the spread of cancer.
December 20, 2016
New UCLA-led research finds that Zika-linked abnormalities that occur in human fetuses are more extensive and severe than previously thought.
December 20, 2016
As many as two-thirds of women in the United States over the age of 60 have some degree of hearing loss.
December 19, 2016
Something as seemingly harmless as a heartburn pill could lead cancer patients to take a turn for the worse.
December 19, 2016
As many as a third of autism cases could be explained by a scarcity of a single protein in the brain, Toronto scientists have revealed.
December 17, 2016
Frequent sauna bathing can reduce the risk of dementia, according to a recent study carried out at the University of Eastern Finland.
December 17, 2016
Antipsychotic drug use is associated with a 60 percent increased risk of mortality among persons with Alzheimer's disease, shows a recent study from the University of Eastern Finland.
December 16, 2016
NA makes up only half of the material inside chromosomes – far less than was previously thought – a study has revealed.
December 16, 2016
Women treated with a common chemotherapy drug combination have more young eggs in their ovaries afterwards, research shows.