The massive Human Genome Project launched nearly 30 years ago brought hope that scientists would finally decipher the root cause of human disease. However, reality has not quite met expectations,
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Prolonged antibiotic use linked to a higher risk of heart attack and stroke in women
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A new observational study published on 25 April in the European Heart Journal suggests there may be a link between the duration and life stage of antibiotic use and cardiovascular
A new analysis published on April 23 in Nature Communications suggests that if nations fail to meet commitments set out in the Paris agreement, climate change related to the Arctic
Scientists have developed a new kind of plastic that can be re-manufactured back into the same type of plastic in a more sustainable way, without losing any quality or performance.
According to a new paper published on 22 April in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, global warming may increase global inequality (1). In fact, the new findings seem
When is it too late to resuscitate? A new study in pigs challenges the definition of “brain dead”
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In a new paper published on 17 April in Nature, researchers describe an artificial perfusion system called BrainEx that can restore certain structural and functional properties in the brain of
Plastic use became widespread in the 1950s and since then plastic pollution of land, seas, and even the atmosphere has ballooned into a major cause for global concern. And the
After 30 years in development and nearly $1 billion spent so far, UK drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline Plc in partnership with the non-profit PATH are set to begin trials of a malaria
A new study published on 16 April in Nature Communications demonstrates how so-called gene priming plants is used to activate shoot progenitors ― the stem cells in plants that facilitate
Microplastics are making their way through the atmosphere leaving no stone untouched. A small pilot study published on 15 April in Nature Geoscience has for the first time discovered microplastics