A survey of Medicaid members found that increasing levels of unmet social needs were positively associated with stress, smoking and
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New method uses fluorescence to identify disease-causing forms of proteins
A new method uses fluorescence to detect potentially disease-causing forms of proteins as they unravel due to stress or mutations.
Lightning’s Electromagnetic Fields May Have Protective Properties
Lightning was the main electromagnetic presence in the Earth’s atmosphere long before the invention of electricity. There are some 2,000
Mosquitoes Show High Resistance to Common Insecticide
Florida mosquitoes that can carry Zika virus and other diseases are showing resistance to pyrethroid—a common group of insecticides used
Scientists Develop a Long-Lasting Nano-Painkiller which is Less Addictive than Regular Painkillers
The so-called opioid epidemic which recently developed in the United States and Canada has put pressure on researchers to come
New findings could make mosquitos more satisfied—and safer to be around
She weighs less than one ten-thousandth of an ounce and her top speed is less than two miles per hour.
How Breast Tissue Stiffening Promotes Breast Cancer Development
A study provides new insight into how the stiffening of breast tissue plays a role in breast cancer development. By
Hibernating hamsters could provide new clues to Alzheimer’s disease
Syrian hamsters are golden-haired rodents often kept as house pets. Cold and darkness can cause the animals to hibernate for
Despite Improved Survival, LVAD Patients Face High Infection Rates
Once used as a temporary helper while a person waited for a new heart, ventricular assist devices are now increasingly
Step forward for pneumonia vaccine development
A vaccine against the biggest bacterial killer on the planet is a step closer to being available with funding secured