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Some people believe certain health problems are the result of a diet that's too acidic. The solution? Alkalizing foods to manage bodily pH. But that doesn't quite add up.

(Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine ) A new study led by Marshall University researcher M. Jeremiah Matson found that environmental conditions affect the stability of the severe acute respiratory synd...

(University of New South Wales) If we want to mitigate and solve the many global environmental issues the world is facing, we can't rely on technology alone, scientists have warned.

(Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association) Setting out to identify all proteins that make up the sarcomere, the basic contractile unit of muscle cells, resulted in an unexpected revelation...

(George Institute for Global Health) A new study examining the levels of support of various alcohol control policies across seven countries including Australia, has found broad support for the proposition that alcohol pr...

(Boston University School of Medicine) As temperatures rise this summer, a new study by Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) and the University of British Columbia School of Population and Public Health (UBC...

(European Society of Cardiology) Voice analysis by a smartphone app identifies lung congestion in heart failure patients, allowing early intervention before their condition deteriorates. The small study is presented toda...

(Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University) Researchers from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) have shed light on the reproductive role of 'dark matte...

(Brigham and Women's Hospital) A new study published in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report presents data from a survey of Americans assessing their behaviors and attitu...

(American Chemical Society) 2-Chlorobenzalmalononitrile, better known as CS gas, is one of the most common tear gases used in the United States today, but did you know it's not actually a gas? We break down how it works,...

(American Society for Microbiology) Administering the MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine could serve as a preventive measure to dampen septic inflammation associated with COVID-19 infection, say a team of experts in t...

(American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev) 'We believe that those with persistent leak encompassing months or years are more likely to develop CTE,' says Prof. Friedman. 'Many players seem to repair their ...

(Duke University) An 18-year study of 2,000 children born in England and Wales found that young adults raised in communities marked by more economic deprivation, physical dilapidation, social disconnection, and danger di...

(American College of Physicians) ACP Proposes Policies and Action to Confront Systemic Racism, Discrimination and Injustices in Health and Law Enforcement.

(Kanazawa University) Researchers from Kanazawa University retrospectively analyzed children with refractory or relapsed high-risk neuroblastoma who were treated with high-dose 131I-metaiodobenzylguanidine at Kanazawa Un...

(University of Rochester Medical Center) A new study has found that tanezumab, a monoclonal antibody that inhibits nerve activity, provides relief in patients with chronic low back pain, one of the leading reasons why pe...

(George Mason University) Chaowei Yang, Professor, Director, NSF Spatiotemporal Innovation Center, Geography and Geoinformation Science, is building a spatiotemporal platform to support rapid response to COVID-19. This p...

(Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago) A report from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago shows that infants under 90 days of age who tested positive for COVID-19 tend to be well, with lit...

(International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis) A new commentary in the journal One Earth highlights not only climate-related risks to the global food system, such as drought and floods, but also exposes the coron...

(Kyushu University) Researchers from Japan have found that a soy-derived protein fragment that reaches the brain after being ingested reduces memory degradation in mice with an induced cognitive impairment, providing a n...

(Emory Health Sciences) Emory researchers are the first to show a new adjuvant, 3M-052, helps induce long-lasting immunity against HIV. This finding has implications for developing successful vaccines against HIV, influe...

(Maharishi International University) It's accepted that Transcendental Meditation (TM) can create peace for the individual, but can it do the same for society, and if so, what is the mechanism? In An Antidote to Violence...