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Newborn babies and mothers are dying from childbirth in developing countries, due to lack of clean water and poor sanitation. How widespread is this problem?

Study finds women suffering from particular types of breast cancer can improve their survival chances with a low-fat diet. Benefits are greatest with hormone-unrelated forms of breast cancer, researchers say.

The idea that men are idiots and do more stupid things than women gets a backing from a scientific study. Researchers offered explanations for this behavior.

(University of Montreal) Both positive and negative experiences influence how genetic variants affect the brain and thereby behavior, according to a new study. 'Evidence is accumulating to show that the effects of varian...

(Carnegie Institution) New research shows that infant cells have to go through a developmental process that involves specific genes before they can take part in the group interactions that underlie normal cellular develo...

(University of Toronto) A new study by cell and systems biologists at the University of Toronto investigating stem cells in mice shows, for the first time, a relationship between the Sox2 gene which is critical for early...

Young girl whose weight climbed after removal of brain tumor now losing pounds thanks to gastric surgery. Alexis Smith had weighed 200 pounds at age 13.

Low semen quality in men may indicate presence of other significant health problems, study finds. Semen production a good indicator of general health, researchers discover.