Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) surveyed parents about household firearm storage practices and found that those with adolescents are…
Approximately 2,000 children are treated in United States hospital emergency rooms annually for escalator-related injuries. According to a study published in…
“The key distinction for policy purposes is that whereas heredity is immutable, congenital characteristics are mediated by the prenatal environment. This…
Whereas justifiable attention is given to the increasing problem of obesity in the general population, far less is known about the relationship between obesity…
Every summer, millions of sooty shearwaters arrive off the coast of California, their huge flocks astonishing visitors who may have trouble grasping that the…
Findings from an Australian study on driver distraction found that drivers engage in a distracting activity on average once every six minutes, which frequently…
The study showed that 1.8 percent, or about one in 50, of newly diagnosed endometrial cancer patients have mutations for Lynch syndrome, an inherited condition…
It has long been assumed in classical theories of economics that people act entirely rationally when taking decisions. However, it has increasingly become…
Forty-three patients with histories of fractures, arthrodesis (joint fusion) or spinal fusions who'd undergone MDCT and conventional radiography for the…
The study consisted of ten professional soccer players, between the ages of 22-30, with no previous posterior ankle pain who underwent MRI and sonographically…
At issue is the practice of requiring web surfers to submit personal information in order to conduct online transactions. Web proprietors can then track the…
This year, more than 213,000 American women will learn they have breast cancer. Many women with early stage cancer prefer to have a lumpectomy, where only the…
The number of vCJD cases continues to decline, and it is believed that most cases to date are the result of consumption of BSE-infected beef. There were 161…
“Our study shows that women in the general population who carry a specific CHEK2 mutation are three times as likely as women without the mutation to develop…
The list of excuses for not brushing or flossing is endless, but according to a new study published in the Journal of Periodontology, these are two tasks that…
An enzyme known to be critical for the repair of damaged cells and the maintenance of cellular energy may be a useful target for new strategies to treat…
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