In the past 15 years the Kenyan government has made great strides in preventing and controlling malaria. It has issued
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Culture shapes the brain: How reading changes the way we think
From a research perspective, reading and writing is a fascinating phenomenon. After all, the first writing systems date back less
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In defining the cellular context of diffuse midline gliomas, researchers find the cells fueling their growth and suggest a potential
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An international research consortium led by researchers from the University of Helsinki, Finland, has discovered new information related to a
Continue reading »Men younger than 50: The more you smoke, the more you stroke
Men under 50 who smoked were more likely to have a stroke, and their risk increased with the number of
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Ten years of progress globally in the fight against malaria have masked the rapid rise of infections and deaths in
Continue reading »Mother’s depression might do the same to her child’s IQ
Roughly one in 10 women in the United States will experience depression, according to the Centers for Disease Control and
Continue reading »Flesh-eating bacteria cases on the rise, researchers call for urgent response
Victoria is facing a worsening epidemic of flesh-eating bacteria that cause a disease known internationally as Buruli ulcer – and
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A receptor on our immune cells that can detect both the heat of a red chili pepper and the extreme
Continue reading »Specific bacteria in the small intestine are crucial for fat absorption
Although the vast majority of research on the gut microbiome has focused on bacteria in the large intestine, a new
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