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Tomatoes may significantly lower risk of prostate cancer, according to a new study out of England.

Researchers have found that men who consume at least 10 portions of tomatoes a week have a lower risk of developing prostate cancer. Researchers say that eating five or more servings of fruits and vegetables are importan...

Genetic studies of fruit flies and roundworms could yield insights into human disease, researchers say. Despite being dissimilar species, there are similarities in genomes, they say.

Researchers who climbed Mount Everest found an association between high altitudes and increased blood pressure. They also found that a blood-pressure lowering drug does not work at very high altitude.

Neuroscientists from MIT have come up with a technique for altering bad memories that could eventually lead to better treatment of people suffering from depression and PTSD.

A study reveals that married couples who smoke pot together have rare chances of engaging themselves in domestic related violence. It adds that smoking marijuana can help reduce conflict.

A giant panda named Ai Hin at the Chengdu Breeding Research Center faked her pregnancy. This caused the cancellation of the first ever live broadcast of a giant panda giving birth to an offspring that was being planned.

A toddler's developmental speed, distorted speech and heart defect help solve a genetic puzzle.

Blood types aren't unique to humans: Dogs have more than a dozen.

Taking a shorter course of antibiotics may be just as effective, plus do a better job at preventing antibiotic resistance.

Proton beam therapy can save some cancer patients — just not always the ones medical centers market it to.

Ebola is a rare, but deadly disease that exists as five strains, none of which have approved therapies. One of the most lethal strains is the Sudan ebolavirus (SUDV). Although not the strain currently devastating West Af...

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