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Pesticide use during pregnancy linked to increased risk of childhood brain tumors
Previous epidemiological studies have suggested that exposure to pesticides during pregnancy may have a possible role…
Gut bacteria metabolism may factor into hypertension
One in three American adults suffers from high blood pressure, or hypertension. The disease can be…
Women firefighters can improve safety, but department culture must change
A new study has discerned that gender may be a unique contributor to safety, but hypermasculine…
New cardiac catheter combines light and ultrasound to measure plaques
Biomedical engineers have combined intravascular ultrasound with fluorescence lifetime imaging in a single catheter probe that…
Designer biosensor can detect antibiotic production by microbes
Researchers from North Carolina State University have engineered designer biosensors that can detect antibiotic molecules of…
New portable blood analyzer could improve anemia detection worldwide
To reduce the burden of anemia, health officials need a better picture of the disease's global…
Microbial dispersal impacts animal guts
In a novel experiment, zebrafish with defective immune systems swam and dined with counterparts with normal…
Livestock grazing harming giant panda habitat
One third of the giant panda habitat in China's Wanglang National Nature Reserve has been degraded…
Computational study sheds doubt on latest theory of birds’ mysterious magnetic compass
The European robin and other birds know where to migrate by sensing the direction of the…