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(Northwestern University) By the time a woman is 44 years old, the vast majority of her embryos will be abnormal. A new study asked women who had their embryos tested before in vitro fertilization if they were glad or re...

Processed meats remain a major part of the average American's diet. (Credit: Wikimedia Commons/Raysonho@ Open Grid Scheduler/Grid Engine) Well, the results are in. After years and years of nutritionists telling Americans...

(University of Pennsylvania) An enzyme that modifies chemicals formed in the body by alcohol, tobacco, and certain foods may be a new target for treating Parkinson's disease, according to a team led by University of Penn...

(Temple University Health System) By adulthood, the heart is no longer able to replenish injured or diseased cells. As a result, heart disease or an event like a heart attack can be disastrous, leading to massive cell de...

(Norwegian University of Science and Technology) War veterans who were not personally in life-threatening danger have more psychological problems than those who were injured by gunfire, according to a study that surveyed...

(Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München) Non-classical monocytes were long thought to play a purely surveillance role in the immune system. With the aid of a novel marker (PD-L1), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) ...

(Kessler Foundation) Two Kessler Foundation scientists received grants from the New Jersey Health Foundation. Vikram Shenoy Handiru, PhD, received a one-year $35,000 award for his project titled, 'Targeted Noninvasive Br...

(University of Sussex) The research adds weight to calls for a lowered alcohol limit for drivers. Even one pint of beer can compromise a person's feeling of being in control.

(Westmead Institute for Medical Research) Researchers at The Westmead Institute for Medical Research have discovered brand new immune cells that are at the frontline of HIV infection. Known as CD11c+ dendritic cells, the...

(UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center) Efforts to control health care costs in the United States often focus on the listed prescription drug prices, but unregulated pharmacy benefit manager practices also may contr...

(Texas Biomedical Research Institute) Texas Biomed Staff Scientist Raul Bastarrachea, M.D., is part of a team that discovered a new mutation in the gene that regulates the key hormone suppressing hunger called leptin. Th...

(University of Sheffield) Scientists from the University of Sheffield have discovered a novel behaviour of the blood vessels of the brain in zebrafish that may explain some forms of stroke in humans.

(Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association) An international team of researchers are seeking to explore the heart at a depth that was previously impossible. They have now received a grant o...

(Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology) Japanese scientists at Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT), Teikyo University of Science, and Juntendo University have found -- in animal studies -- a cl...

(Virginia Tech) 'Why would the virus infect pregnant women and apparently cause such a high mortality?' -- X.J. Meng

Work, even in small doses, can actually be good for our mental health. (Credit: GaudiLab/Shutterstock) For most of us, work is, well, work. It can be stressful, and suck up a lot of our time. But despite these negatives,...