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Researchers in Hong Kong have discovered a crucial part of the genetic machinery that ‘switches’ on the Neuroglobin gene.

Training programs for informal healthcare providers in rural India helped to increase their disease management by 7.9 percent.

Drugs which snap the spindles of diving cells could also be effective anti-cancer compounds, researchers say.

No, not the coffee! Nepal’s coffee-growing areas are expected to shrink due to climate change—but banana cultivation could flourish.

Flufenamic acid, currently used for treating colds, has been found to suppress the spread of bladder cancers and reduce chemoresistance in mice.

A study reveals how a key photoreceptor of plants is turned on and off, allowing them to remain responsive to light.

Why are diseases of the mouth not given the same amount of priority as others?

The discovery of a fish fossil in China fills a big gap in our understanding of how vertebrate jaws evolved.

Got a smart phone in your pocket? Watch out. Not only could it explode, but it could also release toxic gases while at it.

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