A nationwide investigation of the prevalence and distribution of ticks and exposure to tick-borne diseases highlights the value of public participation in science. The study, published on July 11th in the open-access journal ...
Jul 12, 2018
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Two major drugs companies will set up new research facilities in Britain that will bring 1,750 jobs, the government said Monday as it unveiled plans to boost the country's sagging productivity after Brexit.
Nov 27, 2017
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We often hear that traits are "genetic." And to many of us, that's code for "fate." If both our parents are tall, we think our kids will be too. Or if our grandmother has Alzheimer's disease, we assume that's our future as ...
Oct 5, 2017
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Universal screening of newborns for hearing loss before they leave the hospital is not enough to improve language skills of children who are deaf and hard of hearing, according to a new study.
Sep 25, 2017
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When Daniel Benjamin was just beginning his PhD program in economics in 2001, he attended a conference with his graduate school advisers. They took in a presentation on neuroeconomics, a nascent field dealing with how the ...
Jul 4, 2017
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District of Columbia officials say a pregnant woman tested positive for the Zika virus after initially being told she tested negative last year.
May 9, 2017
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"This can't be happening.""I feel like throwing up." "I don't want to get out of bed in the morning." "Life is going to get a lot worse for people like me." "I'm so sad I can't even think about it anymore." "Things are never ...
Feb 14, 2017
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As part of BBC Learning's Terrific Scientific campaign – and with the guidance of Coventry University – young scientists have been eating kale every day in an effort to prove that there may be a genetic reason as to why ...
Feb 1, 2017
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Pain serves as a valuable warning signal, but when it becomes chronic, pain should be considered as a real disease. An international team including research scientists from the CNRS and INSERM1 has identified and controlled ...
Dec 22, 2016
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Consumer demand for food products formulated without synthetic additives has increased. However, food still has to be safe for consumers to eat, so food scientists are looking for ways to replace synthetic additives. Since ...
Nov 18, 2016
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