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According to new research, seawater samples taken from a surfboard have helped scientists understand microscopic life in the waves.

Total fiber, and more specifically, cereal fiber, but not fruit or vegetable fiber, was found to be consistently associated with lower inflammation and lower cardiovascular disease incidence.

Studies on animal models have revealed that a gene affecting immune function and stress response in adults may also play a protective role against particulate pollution during pregnancy.

Scientists have developed a new technique to accelerate the discovery of cancer-fighting drugs by identifying molecules that can shut down dangerous proteins before they cause disease.

In a project funded by the National Institute of Justice, researchers examined the role of DNA evidence in more than 100 sexual assault cases accepted for prosecution in one metropolitan jurisdiction between 2005 and 2010.

A study by nutritionists shows that young men do not benefit from increased protein intake in terms of their adult height.

Researchers have uncovered a new role for a scaffolding molecule that seemed to play an unknown, until now, part in glutamate receptor transport.

Researchers have identified a process to study the actions and vulnerabilities of circulating tumor cells responsible for cancer recurrence in patients with non-small cell lung cancer.

A new study suggests that wastewater infrastructure may provide societal benefits far beyond the dramatic improvements in community hygiene.

A new biodegradable gel, tested in mice, releases drugs and antibodies that deplete macrophages from the surgical site once a tumor is removed and activate T cells so they can attack the cancer.