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(Smithsonian) A new study examines feathers across 249 species of Himalayan songbirds, finding that birds at higher elevations have more of fluffy down than lower elevation birds. Finding such a clear pattern across many...

The plants in your backyard aren't just nice to look at. Some may also hold some surprising medicinal uses.

(BMJ) Recreational drinking, smoking, and drug use is linked to premature heart disease in young people, particularly younger women, finds research published online in the journal Heart.

(University of Pittsburgh) A paper published today in Nature shows how chemicals in the areas surrounding tumors - known as the tumor microenvironment - subvert the immune system and enable cancer to evade attack. These ...

(University of Exeter) A technology that is widely used by commercial genetic testing companies is 'extremely unreliable' in detecting very rare variants, meaning results suggesting individuals carry rare disease-causing...

(Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg) Lipids are the building blocks of a cell's envelope - the cell membrane. In addition to their structural function, some lipids also play a regulatory role and decisively infl...

(American College of Cardiology) Employing cardiovascular disease prevention strategies in mid-life may delay or stop the brain alterations that can lead to dementia later in life, according to a study in the Journal of ...

(Dana-Farber Cancer Institute) Scientists say they have discovered a potential new target for immunotherapy of malignant brain tumors, which so far have resisted the ground-breaking cancer treatment based on harnessing t...

(Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan) A third of parents say the COVID-19 pandemic has made it difficult to get dental care for their children, a new national poll suggests. But some families may face greater chal...

(Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (F.S.P.)) Investigators at the CNIC have discovered a link between brain metabolism, cardiovascular risk, and atherosclerosis during middle age, years befor...

(University of Stirling) A new first-of-its-kind study has questioned whether pub operators can effectively and consistently prevent COVID-19 transmission - after researchers observed risks arising in licensed premises l...

(University of California - Riverside) New UC Riverside research shows the average commuter in California is breathing unsustainably high levels of benzene and formaldehyde, two Prop. 65-listed, carcinogenic chemicals.