A study of children in Tanzania links iron deficiency with fewer malaria infections.
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A study of children in Tanzania links iron deficiency with fewer malaria infections.
Pulling frequent all-nighters, experiencing jet lag, and working night shifts can lead to diabetes in more than one way.
The pitfalls of using public meetings as surrogate gauges of public opinion
A roundup of recent research announced this week at the annual conference of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR).
Scientists discover new autism genes and a non-coding RNA thought to contribute to the disorder.
A new study shows that grooming by ants promotes colony-wide resistance to fungal infections by transferring small amounts of pathogen to nestmates.
Herd immunity, or the protection of individuals who are not vaccinated due to generally high vaccination rates within a population, does not currently exist in many pockets of the US.
Vaccination via tiny microneedles elicits a powerful immune response in the skin.
The imperiled northern spotted owl faces extinction if efforts enacted to save it continue to put politics ahead of science.
Should the healthcare system support health and wellness data tracking for the purposes of long-term observational studies?