Leptospirosis is an emerging zoonotic disease that affects more than one million people around the world each year. Researchers reporting
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Home-schoolers see no added health risks over time
Years of home-schooling don’t appear to influence the general health of children, according to a Rice University study. A report
Variation of FTO gene linked to weight gain and obesity in children
Researchers have discovered that children who do not have obesity, but who are at risk for the chronic disease due
Temperature alters developing nervous system in frogs, study shows
Can the environment affect how the spinal cord develops specialized circuitry, or is that process hardwired, following prescribed genetic instructions
When macrophages are deprived of oxygen
University of Erlangen-Nuremberg. “When macrophages are deprived of oxygen: How pathogens are controlled when tissue is deprived of adequate oxygen
ALS research reveals new treatment approach
On June 2, 1941, at the age of 37, baseball player Lou Gehrig succumbed to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a
High-intensity exercise may restore heart function in people with type 2 diabetes
University of Otago researchers have discovered that high-intensity exercise can reduce or reverse the loss in heart function caused by
Stark social inequalities in children’s body mass index (BMI)
Researchers at Trinity College have found that socio-economic inequalities in children’s body mass index (BMI) emerge during the pre-school years
New algorithm uses disease history to predict intensive care patients’ chances of survival
Researchers from the University of Copenhagen and Rigshospitalet have used data on more than 230,000 intensive care patients to develop
Short-term use of opioids increases subjective pleasure: Risk of addiction
The human opioid system contributes to the regulation of emotions, pleasure and pain. Opioids are strong analgesics. In addition to