Year: 2019

Top news, this Thursday are: the migration debate spurred by the tragic image of a…

While the prohibition of torture is “absolute, under all circumstances”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres bemoaned the…

The “multi-headed monster” of intolerance, has created a visible and violent “tsunami of hatred” that…

Opioids, which include both heroin and legal pain relievers, were responsible for around two-thirds of…

SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco became the first major U.S. city to ban the sale…

Anticipating more federal scrutiny of genetic privacy policies, three leading consumer genetic companies have formed…

The U.S. patent office has declared an interference between a dozen key patents awarded to…

Over the past couple of years, AbbVie (ABBV) executives have struggled to convince investors they…

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AbbVie said Tuesday it will acquire Allergan for $63 billion — the latest megamerger between…

A chemical commonly used in personal care products, such as soaps, hand sanitizers, toothpaste and…

Fat accumulation around the belly is indicative of insulin resistance. Read Original Article: Expert Explains…

A cardiac arrest survivor claims to have seen heaven when her heart stopped for 27…

A couple of scientists discovered that cellulose and wood pulp can create environment-friendly foam products….

Pomegranate seeds are edible and contain essential vitamins and nutrients, antioxidants and essential fatty acids….

When a patient complains about chest pain, diagnosis will usually involve catheter angiography to evaluate…

Ovarian reserve, a term widely adopted to reflect the number of resting follicles in the…

Cicadas can carry a fungus containing chemicals similar to those found in hallucinogenic mushrooms, making…

Compounds containing iron, cyanide, and carbon monoxide discovered in carbon-rich meteorites by scientists may have…

Researchers have identified a network of neurons that coordinate with other brain regions to influence…

Researchers have shown in a new study that restoration of pine woodlands, through the combined…

Common antidepressants interact with the opioid pain medication tramadol to make it less effective for…

Researchers recently set out to gain a better understanding of the thermal balance of power…

Scientists have succeeded in creating room-temperature ice and controlling its growth behaviors by dynamically compressing…

A team of physicists introduces a novel technique to detect entanglement even in large-scale quantum…

A study of thousands of patients’ health records found that those who were prescribed cholesterol-lowering…

Understanding how the weather and climate change is one of the most important challenges in…

The function of protein machines in biological cells is so complex that even supercomputers cannot…

People exposed to chemical warfare agents (CWAs) often incur chronic damage to their lungs, skin…

Researchers studying the behavior and neuroscience of octopuses have long suspected that the animals’ arms…