Female genital mutilation/cutting has declined sharply in most of Africa, but the practice is still widespread in western Asia, a
Day: November 9, 2018
UTA researchers find new pathway to regulate immune response, control diseases
Researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington have found a potential new pathway to regulate immune response and potentially
Improving city parks may be one path to help make residents more active
Helping residents become more physically fit may not just be a walk in a park, it could also be a
Can stimulating the brain treat chronic pain?
For the first time, researchers at the UNC School of Medicine showed they could target one brain region with a
Embryos ‘remember’ the chemicals that they encounter
We all start out as a clump of identical cells. As these cells divide and multiply, they gradually take on
Medicaid Expansion Approved by Voters in Three Republican-Leaning States
Hundreds of thousands more low-income Americans could get health insurance after voters in three Republican-leaning states approved Medicaid expansion in
UMass Amherst study demonstrates ‘tunability’ of a molecular chaperone
AMHERST, Mass. – For decades, molecular biologists studying a class of molecular chaperones known as heat shock proteins (Hsp70s) have
Only a Quarter of Opioid Painkillers Taken After Most Surgeries
Surgery patients typically use only one-quarter of the opioids they’re prescribed for post-operative pain, a new study finds. And those
Tommorow’s population will be larger, heavier and eat more
“It will be harder to feed 9 billion people in 2050 than it would be today,” says Gibran Vita, a
Pollution in cities damaging insects and ecosystems
High levels of pollution found in many of the world’s major cities are having negative effects on plants and insects,