A study reveals that the Latin American jatobá plant has powerful anti-inflammatory compounds in its bark, leaves, and seeds.

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As federal officials cast doubt on the childhood vaccine schedule, it's helpful to know how it was established.

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A new study reveals that bacteria can survive antibiotic treatment through two fundamentally different "shutdown modes," not ...

A large study has revealed that dozens of widely used chemicals can damage beneficial gut bacteria. Many of these substances, ...

Scientists have discovered 26 new bacterial species that survived the extreme sterilization protocols of NASA cleanrooms ...

In laboratory models, researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center discovered that a mother's circadian ...