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A rapid rise in temperature in the Arctic region over the last two decades could be responsible for extreme weather events throughout the northern hemisphere, scientists from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Rese...

Two Liberian doctors infected with the Ebola virus will receive the potentially lifesaving ZMapp, an experimental treatment, but the drug's maker says its supply is now exhausted. Mapp Biopharmaceuticals said in a statem...

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NASA researchers have created a detailed atmospheric simulation that may one day help them predict the weather with high accuracy.

Predictors of early rehospitalization among patients hospitalized for complications of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease have been identified by a study. In an American nationwide analysis of more than 8,000 commerci...

Predictors of prospective memory impairment after traumatic brain injury been identified by scientists. This is the first study to examine the role of rule monitoring, an executive function, post-TBI. Prospective memory ...

Mouth bacteria can change their metabolism in disease versus health. The Stampede and Lonestar supercomputers compared gene expression of 160,000 genes in healthy and diseased periodontal communities. Research paves way ...

Having survived cancer as a child does not necessarily have a ripple effect that makes people lead a healthier lifestyle once they grow up. Childhood cancer survivors face different health-care challenges and are more su...

Immigrants are at lower risk of an overdose or death after being prescribed codeine than people born in Canada, a new study has found. Surprisingly, this is true even when the immigrants lack proficiency in English or Fr...

Oxidative stress is a significant predictor for hip fracture in postmenopausal women, according to new research. Oxidative stress is defined as physiological stress on the body that is caused by the cumulative damage don...

Researchers have found a link between digital literacy and a reduction in cognitive decline, according to a study. The data measures delayed recall from a 10-word-list learning task across 5 separate measurement points. ...

Epigenetic markers in cancer cells could improve patient treatment, researchers report. Scientists have known for decades that cancer can be caused by genetic mutations, but more recently they have discovered that chemic...

Heart failure is a major public health burden in many low- and middle-income countries, with substantial variation in the presentation, causes, management, and outcomes of heart failure across different LMICs, according ...

NIBIB-funded researchers have developed an imaging system that rapidly and accurately detects a molecular marker found in brain gliomas. It promises to improve the precision of these difficult surgeries by enabling the c...

Needle-guided tumor destruction procedures offer near equivalent lengths of local cancer control compared to surgery for patients with small kidney cancer tumors, according to researchers. "If validated, these data sugge...

Depending on the analysis strategy used, estimating treatment outcomes in meta-­analyses may differ and may result in major alterations in the conclusions derived from the analysis, according to a study. Meta-analyses o...

A delay of 12 hours or longer to correct an abnormal cardiac rhythm from atrial fibrillation was associated with a greater risk of thromboembolic complications such as stroke, according to a study.

Experiencing atrial fibrillation while hospitalized was associated with an increased long-term risk of ischemic stroke, especially following noncardiac surgery, according to a study that included 1.7 million patients und...

Screening with flexible sigmoidoscopy resulted in a reduced incidence and rate of death of colorectal cancer, compared to no screening, according to a study of about 100,000 participants. Colorectal cancer is the third m...

Religious people are less likely than nonreligious people to report using pornography, but those who do use it are more likely to say they are addicted to porn, a new study finds.

After serving nearly 30 years as a doorstop for a nuclear physicist, a 210-million-year-old hunk of pink petrified wood has been recognized as the first fossilized fire scar ever recognized.

Just in time for World Elephant Day (Aug. 12), New York today banned the sale of ivory in the state.