Insurance industry dangerously unprepared for extreme weather, study finds

As historic flooding caused by climate change devastates communities in New Brunswick and British Columbia, new…

Six years of exercise — or lack of it — may be enough to change heart failure risk

By analyzing reported physical activity levels over time in more than 11,000 American adults, researchers conclude…

Wildfires may cause long-term health problems for endangered orangutans

Orangutans, already critically endangered due to habitat loss from logging and farming, may face another threat…

Early BPA exposure may influence cardiac function, according to new study in neonatal rats

A new study paves the way for translational research examining cardiovascular disease risk factors associated with…

Consumer sleep technology is no substitute for medical evaluation

Consumer sleep technology must be cleared by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and rigorously tested…

Using MRSA’s strength against it

MRSA evolved to become a deadly killer because it's wily and resilient. A new study, however,…

Hippos: Global change may alter the way that hippos shape the environment around them

Community ecologists have found that global change may alter the way that hippos shape the environment…

Altered body odor indicates malaria even if microscope doesn’t

Typhoid Mary may have infected a hundred or more people, but asymptomatic carriers of malaria infect…

Flight: Research examines wing shapes to reduce vortex and wake

Recent research demonstrated that, although most wing shapes used today create turbulent wake vortices, wing geometrics…

Gender discrimination results in the deaths of extra 239,000 girls per year in India

A new study has found that there is an average of 239,000 excess deaths per year…