Health

NIH researchers find role for soft palate in adaptation of transmissible influenza viruses

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Flu viruses enter cells by binding to sialic acids on surface glycoproteins. In ferrets, pigs, and people, the nasopharyngeal...

NIH releases comprehensive resource to help address college drinking

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Standard treatment better than potential alternative for unexplained infertility

Treatment with clomiphene, a standard therapy for couples with unexplained infertility, results in more live births than treatment with a potential alternative, letrozole, according to a study of more than 900 couples conducted by a National...

Three new suspected cases of typhoid near Yarmouk camp in Syria

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UNRWA doctor examines a child in Yalda, Damascus, Syria, on 19 August 2015.

You Carry Your 'Microbial Cloud' With You

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Treating Older Patients for Pneumonia in ICU May Boost Survival, But Not Costs

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Relaxed Guidelines on PSA Testing Might Miss Aggressive Tumors

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UNICEF ramps up mobile response for child refugees and migrants in Croatia, as numbers climb

UNICEF has established two mobile units of child protection and welfare experts in Croatia, as an estimated 10,000 women and child refugees and migrants have entered the country in the past week alone.

UN Agencies release new data on levels and trends in child malnutrition

UNICEF, the World Health Organization and the World Bank Group Tuesday released updated estimates on child malnutrition, including stunting, wasting and excessive weight. These figures update the child malnutrition numbers in recently released 2015...

Natural Surroundings May Promote Sound Sleep

Getting close to nature might improve the quality of your sleep, new research suggests.