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(Baylor University) A team led by a Baylor University researcher has published a breakthrough article that provides a better understanding of the dynamic process by which sunlight-induced DNA damage is recognized by the ...

(Rutgers University) Rutgers researchers find patients who perceive their primary care providers as lacking empathy and not willing to include them in decision making are at risk for abandoning treatment or not seeking t...

Living a healthy lifestyle may help offset a person's genetic risk of dementia, according to new research.

Researchers find patients who perceive their primary care providers as lacking empathy and not willing to include them in decision making are at risk for abandoning treatment or not seeking treatment at all.

Young athletes who do not achieve a 90 percent score on a battery of tests that measure fitness to return to athletic competition, including quadricep strength, are at increased risk for a second knee injury, according t...

Headgear worn during women's lacrosse practice and games can reduce the rate of head and face injuries as well as concussions, according to new research.

(JAMA Network) This study of 1,600 older adults free of dementia at baseline examined whether accumulation over a lifetime of cognitive and social activities was associated with a slower rate of memory loss and a reduced...

(University of Exeter) Living a healthy lifestyle may help offset a person's genetic risk of dementia, according to new research.

(JAMA Network) This observational study looked at whether a healthy lifestyle was associated with a lower risk of dementia regardless of genetic risk. Genetic factors are associated with increased risk of dementia but to...

(American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine) Young athletes who do not achieve a 90 percent score on a battery of tests that measure fitness to return to athletic competition, including quadricep strength, are at i...

(Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology) The killing of rivals' offspring represents a violent manifestation of competition, and a significant source of offspring mortality in some mammalian populations. Prev...