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Device enables world's first voluntary gorilla blood pressure reading

Zoo Atlanta recently became the first zoological institution in the world to obtain voluntary blood pressure readings from a gorilla.

Scripps team shows diet switching can activate brain's stress system, lead to 'withdrawal' symptoms

LA JOLLA, CA, November 9, 2009 - In research that sheds light on the perils of yo-yo dieting and repeated bouts of sugar-bingeing, researchers from The Scripps Research Institute have shown in ani

Special issue of medical journal explores Latino health and health care

October 28, 2009 -- Los Angeles, Calif.

National anti-gun violence program largely successful, Michigan State finds

EAST LANSING, Mich.

Hundreds of genes distinguish patients likely to survive advanced melanoma

New York, Nov.

National Academy report cites Ames Laboratory's strength in new materials research

According to a recent report by the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences, the United States, once the world leader in the discovery and growth of crystalline materials, is

Young tennis players who play only 1 sport are more prone to injuries

MAYWOOD, Il. -- Gifted young athletes are under increasing pressure to play only one sport year round.

Scientists uncover new key to the puzzle of hormone therapy and breast cancer

PHILADELPHIA -- The use of postmenopausal hormone therapy has decreased over time in the United States, which researchers suggest may play a key role in the declining rate of atypical ductal hyper

US and European experts applaud new transatlantic task force on antibiotic resistance threat

Experts on both sides of the Atlantic applaud President Barack Obama and Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, representing the European Union (EU) Presidency, for establishing a transatlantic tas

SNM applauds House action to build medical isotopes reactor in the US

Reston, Va. -- SNM applauds the U.S. House of Representatives for its passage of H.R. 3276 -- the American Medical Isotopes Production Act of 2009.

Carnegie Mellon researchers link health-care debate to risk of dying in US and Europe

PITTSBURGH -- The current health care debate in the United States is complicated.

Psychiatric impact of torture could be amplified by head injury

Depression and other emotional symptoms in survivors of torture and other traumatic experiences may be exacerbated by the effects of head injuries, according to a study from the Harvard Program in

Carnegie Mellon researchers receive grant

PITTSBURGH -- Carnegie Mellon University's Lucio Soibelman, H. Scott Matthews and Jose M.F.

Chemists describe solar energy progress and challenges, including the 'artificial leaf'

WASHINGTON, Nov.

USC study finds big air pollution impacts on local communities

Heavy traffic corridors in the cities of Long Beach and Riverside are responsible for a significant proportion of preventable childhood asthma, and the true impact of air pollution and ship emissio