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Young Male Cancer Survivors May Benefit from Testosterone Replacement

November 13, 2019

Young male cancer survivors have lower testosterone levels than the healthy population, associated with increased trunk fat m...

Global Warming's Impact on Undernourishment

October 30, 2019

It has been well documented that global warming will indirectly result in more undernourished people through threatening crop...

Women Less Likely to Receive Canadian Federal Research Funding

October 22, 2019

Research has already shown that women at all career stages are more likely to leave academia than men, and studies have hinte...

Last Year's Extreme Snowfall Wiped out Breeding of Arctic Animals and Plants

October 16, 2019

Climate change affects ecosystems not only through warming, but also by delivering more extreme weather events

Toxin Promotes Cattle-To-Cattle Transmission of Deadly Escherichia Coli Strains

October 7, 2019

In a new study, researchers tested whether Stx2a is important for calf-to-calf transmission by comparing E. coli O1...

New Vulnerability Found in Major Human Viruses

June 12, 2019

Structural feature may lead to antivirals for the common cold, polio, and other pathogens

Unusual Rings Are a Novel Type of Bronze Age Cereal-Based Product

June 11, 2019

Finding hints at unexpected diversity of cereal products for possible ritual purposes

Running May Have Made Dinosaurs' Wings Flap before They Evolved to Fly

May 3, 2019

New evidence suggests that passive wing flapping may have arisen earlier than gliding flight

What Can Be Done to Prevent Another CRISPR Crisis?

May 1, 2019

More rigorous standards must be established to guide further research efforts in germline gene therapy, scientists argue...

Can Flipping Coins Replace Animal Experiments?

April 10, 2019

Researchers drastically expose a problem that potentially affects many studies in experimental biomedicine

Contact with Monkeys and Apes Puts Populations at Risk

December 28, 2018

Zoonotic diseases now constitute more than 60 percent of emerging infectious diseases

A Detailed Look at the Microorganisms That Colonize and Degrade a 400-Year-Old Painting

December 6, 2018

Bacterial spores may be able to halt degradation by outcompeting other microbes

Preventing a Dengue Outbreak at the 2020 Summer Olympics

September 21, 2018

New controls and frameworks are recommended to detect dengue and other infectious diseases and help prevent their spread duri...

Eating Foods with Low Nutritional Quality Ratings Linked to Cancer Risk

September 19, 2018

The consumption of foods with higher scores on the British Food Standards Agency nutrient profiling system is associated with...

Whole Blood Test for Toxoplasmosis Is Sensitive, Specific

August 17, 2018

Transmission of toxoplasmosis from mother to fetus can lead to severe congenital problems and fetal death

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