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.
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.
A roundup of recent research announced last weekend at the annual conference of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
The World Health Organization announced today that it recommends publishing the two controversial H5N1 papers in full, as soon as a few details are worked out. And Science is listening.
Often thought to be artifacts of the lab, prions in yeast may actually drive the evolution of beneficial traits.