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Observers expect that the National Labor Relations Board will reverse an Obama-era determination that graduate students are employees entitled to form unions.

A comparison of thousands of former athletes in the two sports finds that NFL players were more likely than MLB players to die from cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases, in particular.

Silver birch, elder, and yew win out in an experiment to see which species best capture the tiny particles from diesel pollution.

At $2 million for a single dose, Novartis’s Zolgensma is the most expensive medicine to date, but still less expensive over a lifetime than another approved drug for the rare genetic disease.

The chemical process may make the metal more soluble and move it closer to the Earth’s surface.

Patients in a study of catheter ablation who showed signs of more injury to nerve cells and glia in the heart had fewer symptoms after the treatment.

This marks the second known instance in which an institution has acted on NIH’s concern about foreign influence over US-based researchers.

A membrane pump found in most bacteria helps E. coli acquire drug resistance from neighboring cells even while they’re exposed to antibiotics, a new study shows.

An analysis of misconduct investigations finds first authors are more likely to commit transgressions, suggesting they should be held accountable for the integrity of the work.

A new study reveals an unexpected role for the immune cells and a previously unknown mechanism for the wasting syndrome.

Paleontologists find microscopic fungi in Arctic Canada that is reported to be about twice as old as the previously oldest known fossils of fungi.

The accusations concerned the safety of research participants. The school says the grants have been reinstated following an investigation.