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Researchers at the University of Texas at Dallas have created a portable food safety device they hope will one day be used at ...

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The discovery may help raise the success rate of a type of cancer treatment that currently works for only 20% of patients who ...

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On a small, gently rocking research boat anchored just offshore in Chesapeake Bay, I lowered a sterile plastic bottle into ...

Study in mice suggests potential for probiotic treatment. Although previous research has linked pesticide exposure to harmful ...

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Meningitis can be a frightening diagnosis. Our expert guide breaks down the different types—bacterial, viral, and fungal—and ...

A new study from the University of Pittsburgh shows for the first time how exercise improves cancer outcomes and enhances ...

Nosocomial infections caused by resistant Gram-positive organisms are on the rise, presumably due to a combination of factors including prolonged hospital exposure, increased use of invasive ...