One of this year's coveted Lasker Awards has gone to Zhijian "James" Chen, a scientist behind a key immune-system discovery.

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A recent review has uncovered the widespread presence of food contact chemicals (FCC) in humans, identifying 3,601 chemicals used in food packaging and related products found in the human body. The st ...

Food containers and cookware are leaching more potentially hazardous chemicals into our bodies than previously thought, new ...

Policymakers and health researchers are increasingly recognising the harms of stigmatising language and attitudes towards ...

Three scientists are honored for developing a class of blockbuster weight-loss drugs. Is a Nobel prize on the way?

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Native Americans living in coastal Northern California during the Mission era were presumed to experience high rates of ...

Out-of-body experiences, such as near-death experiences, can have a "transformative" effect on people's ability to experience ...

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