More than 140,000 people died from measles last year as the number of cases around the world surged once again, official estimates suggest. Most of the lives cut short were children aged under five. The situation has been described by health…
Quick Search in Journals Search this journal Laura M.J. Fernandez 1Department of Fundamental Neurosciences, University of Lausanne, Switzerland and Anita Luthi * Corresponding Author; email: E-mail Address: [email protected] 2DNF, University of…
It is clear from both epidemiological and animal studies that early life events can impact on development and programme adult disease. This is known as the developmental origins of health and disease (DOHaD) hypothesis and incorporates…
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Gretchen Reynolds
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Regular exercise throughout adulthood may protect our muscles against age-related loss and damage later, according to an interesting new study of lifelong athletes and their thighs. The study finds that active older men's muscles resemble, at a…
The New York Times
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Jan Hoffman
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Nearly one in three high school students has reported using a tobacco product recently, according to a new federal survey released on Thursday, evidence that concerns over nicotine addiction among teenagers are not limited to e-cigarettes. For the…
Leonard Shapiro Department of Human Biology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, Republic of South Africa Kathryn Bell School of Medical Education, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Acute Medical Unit, James Cook University…
Researchers have developed a more accurate method of measuring bispehnol A (BPA) levels in humans and found that exposure to the endocrine-disrupting chemical is far higher than previously assumed. The study, published in the journal the Lancet…
A study designed to test the effectiveness of a controversial practice known as 'abortion pill reversal' has been stopped early because of safety concerns. Researchers from the University of California, Davis, were investigating claims that the…
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Science X staff
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Researchers have cleared a major obstacle in the development of an HIV vaccine, proving in animal models that effective, yet short-lasting antibodies can be coaxed into multiplying as a fighting force against the virus. The finding, led by a team…
