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Female adolescents are experiencing relationship abuse at alarming rates, according to a new study that specifically researched reproductive coercion - a form of abuse in which a woman is pressured to become pregnant aga...

A new study identified and then reverse engineered the molecular properties shared by antibodies that are particularly efficient at inactivating or 'neutralizing' Lassa virus. The team's findings also revealed that most ...

In every tissue throughout our bodies, various cell types are communicating and coordinating their efforts to perform vital functions and maintain health.

Researchers have discovered that the human microbiome is churning out tens of thousands of proteins so small that they've gone unnoticed in previous studies.

Sixty percent of privately insured children undergoing tonsil removal received opioids -- with average prescriptions lasting about six to 10 days -- a new study finds.

A new method prevents crucial vaccine components from spoiling outside of a fridge -- meaning a thermally stable vaccine that can be reliably delivered to remote areas around the world is more likely.

Human apolipoprotein E (apoE) promotes hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and production, according to a new study.

Treating cancer more selectively and more effectively - this could be achieved with an innovative technology. The process transforms proteins and antibodies into stable, highly functional drug transporters, with which tu...

Amid the worsening Ebola outbreak in the Congo, now threatening to spill into Rwanda, a new study suggests that an existing, FDA-approved drug called nitazoxanide could potentially help contain this deadly, highly contag...

Crohn's Disease is a form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in which the body's own immune system attacks the gastrointestinal tract, and treatment is focused on controlling the symptoms of the disease in its acute pha...

A new drug that penetrates the protective barrier around pancreatic cancers and accumulates in malignant cells may improve current chemotherapy, a study in mice suggests.

A new survey identifies several barriers that prevent the consistent use of fungal diagnostic preparations to correctly identify cutaneous fungal infections.

Researchers have generated 3D blastocyst-like structures from stem cells. The study shows that the blastocyst-like structures very closely resemble actual blastocysts, and even induce proper changes in the uterus after b...

Researchers have found that intense light amplifies a specific gene that bolsters blood vessels and offers protection against heart attacks.

Electromagnetic fields might help prevent some breast cancers from spreading to other parts of the body, new research has found. The study showed that low intensity electromagnetic fields hindered the mobility of specifi...

Researchers have developed a new method for producing malleable microstructures -- for instance, vascular stents that are 40 times smaller than previously possible. In the future, such stents could be used to help to wid...

Researchers find tumor microbiome influences immune response and patient survival in pancreatic cancer. Study points to fecal transplant as possible treatment.

Scientists have announced a major breakthrough with important implications for sufferers of a common eye disease -- dry Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) -- which can cause total blindness in sufferers, and for whic...

The 17th-century astronomer Johannes Kepler was the first to muse about the structure of snowflakes. Why are they so symmetrical? How does one side know how long the opposite side has grown? Kepler thought it was all dow...

New data suggest that people who have a parent, sibling, or child with blood cancer have a higher likelihood of being diagnosed with the disease.

Brain researchers have invented an inexpensive method to measure tremor as known from Parkinson's disease in mice. The method utilises the accelerometer in a smartphone to measure the tremor. The new invention allows res...

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) visualizes internal body structures, often with the help of contrast agents to enhance sensitivity. Scientists have now developed a bimodal contrast agent suited for two imaging technique...