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Researchers have found that people exposed to air pollution levels well within UK guidelines...

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Researchers have found that people exposed to air pollution levels well within UK guidelines have changes in the structure of the heart, similar to...

Soft grippers can be 3-D printed on board ships to safely sample different types...

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The deep ocean—dark, cold, under high pressure, and airless—is notoriously inhospitable to humans, yet it teems with organisms that manage to thrive in its...

Report : haked SIM cards to steal millions of dollars from rich users

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Californian Authorities have arrested and charged a 20-year old college student Joel Ortiz for being part of a mobile phone hijacking group who hacked...

Potentially dangerous bacteria already resistant to antibiotics are now developing resistance to common alcohol-based...

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A bacteria called Enterococcus faecium is a leading cause of hospital-acquired infections, and it's been shrugging off antibiotics at an increasing rate, said senior...

Molecular probe illuminates elusive cancer stem cells in live mice

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After a primary tumor is treated, cancer stem cells may still lurk in the body, ready to metastasize and cause a recurrence of the...

Some people respond well to both aerobic exercise and strength training, while others don’t...

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Some people respond well to both aerobic exercise and strength training, while others don't. And some of us respond well to only one of...

A research team at the University of Texas Medical Branch have bioengineered lungs and...

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In 2014, Joan Nichols and Joaquin Cortiella from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston were the first research team to successfully bioengineer...

Find drug that treats the extremely rare genetic disease alkaptonuria (AKU)

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A new study published in Molecular Genetics and Metabolism, conducted by a Liverpool based research collaboration involving the University of Liverpool, has identified the...

Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are more likely than other women to have...

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Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are more likely than other women to have an autistic child, according to an analysis of NHS data...

A team of Institute researchers have discovered how to stop and reverse the growth...

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The study found that two BH3-mimetics and one FGFR inhibitor were able to block lung cancer cell survival so successfully in pre-clinical models that...

3D-printed implants chemically coated, ceramic implants successfully guided the regrowth of missing bone

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Chemically coated, ceramic implants successfully guided the regrowth of missing bone in lab animals while "steadily dissolving," researchers report. Surgeons and scientists at NYU School...

Sauna bathing may be linked to several health benefits

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Sauna bathing is an activity used for the purposes of pleasure, wellness, and relaxation. Emerging evidence suggests that beyond its use for pleasure, sauna bathing...

Keratinocyte skin cells are common targets of the beta subtype of human papilloma virus

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Keratinocyte skin cells are common targets of the beta subtype of human papilloma virus. This usually harmless infection causes skin disease in people with...

Columbia Engineering team developed a simple, innovative method to directly convert white fat to...

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Brown fat tissue in the body can burn enormous amounts of energy to generate heat, and studies in humans and animals have suggested that...

Researchers have identified a rare cell type in airway tissue, previously uncharacterized in the...

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Researchers have identified a rare cell type in airway tissue, previously uncharacterized in the scientific literature, that appears to play a key role in...