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[ad_1] Protein fragments, called amyloid fibrils, in human sperm significantly increase Ebola virus infection and protect the virus from harsh environmental conditions such as heat and dehydration. Researchers at the Perelman School …

[ad_1] For the first time this year, anthrax has been reported in cattle in South Dakota. Dr. Dustin Oedekoven, state veterinarian, has confirmed that 8 cows have died from a herd of …

[ad_1] A man who tried to treat his headache with a painkiller was hospitalized unexpectedly for weeks when he accidentally swallowed a bleach tablet. The 65-year-old man in Switzerland was suffering from …

[ad_1] MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Wisconsin agriculture officials quarantined a Sauk County breeding farm after a captive elk was tested positive for a chronic debilitating disease. The Ministry of Agriculture, Trade and …

[ad_1] In a remarkable discovery, scientists identified 1,016 specific genes associated with intelligence, many of which were until now unknown to science. The study was led by statistical geneticist Danielle Posthuma at …

[ad_1] The poliovirus, long a scourge, has been modified by researchers at Duke University for experimental purposes as a treatment for brain cancer. Juan Gaertner / Science Source A genetically modified poliovirus …

[ad_1] Right of image Reuters Legend Polio remains endemic in Pakistan, Nigeria and Afghanistan, say global health officials A polio outbreak was confirmed in Papua New Guinea, 18 years after the country …

[ad_1] Last August, Tadhgh Rainey, division manager at the Hunterdon County Division of Public Health Services in Flemington, NJ, received an odd phone call. An assistant in a nearby building enthusiastically explained …

[ad_1] GROWTH of facial hair is one of the side effects that people with polycystic ovarian syndrome have to endure. But a 26-year-old woman has decided to kiss her facial hair once …

[ad_1] The Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children and the Florida Children's Hospital rank in the bottom half of the top 50 hospitals in several specialties, according to the ranking of the best …