Risk of miscarriage linked strongly to mother’s age and pregnancy history
Externally peer-reviewed? Yes Type of evidence: Observational Subjects: Women Findings point to new insights into possible shared underlying causes of
Read moreData sharing by popular health apps is routine and far from transparent, warn experts
Externally peer-reviewed? Yes Type of evidence: Traffic and network analysis Subjects: Mobile apps Developers should allow users to choose precisely
Read moreEarly life exposure to common pesticides linked to small increased risk of autism spectrum disorder
Externally peer-reviewed? Yes (research); No (editorial) Type of evidence: Observational; Opinion Subjects: Offspring Findings support efforts to prevent exposure to pesticides
Read moreNew Labour’s policies reduced geographical inequalities in infant mortality rates
Externally peer reviewed? Yes Evidence type: Observational Subjects: People The gap in infant mortality rates between English local authorities narrowed
Read moreEven low levels of leisure time physical activity lowers risk of death
Externally peer reviewed? YesEvidence type: Observational; survey dataSubjects: People And being active for longer or participating in vigorous sports has
Read moreThe rise & fall of Ziggy star formation & the rich dust from ancient stars
Researchers have detected a radio signal from abundant interstellar dust in MACS0416_Y1, a galaxy 13.2 billion light-years away in the
Read moreMapping stars with Pepsi
The Potsdam Echelle Polarimetric and Spectroscopic Instrument (PEPSI) at the Large Binocular Telescope (LBT) in Arizona released its first image
Read moreCDC checklist can rapidly distinguish anthrax from nonanthrax illnesses after suspected exposure
Field identification of anthrax cases could save lives after an aerosol attack with Bacillus anthracis spores A brief, evidence-based checklist
Read moreBehavioral therapy generally more effective than pharmacologic therapies for urinary incontinence
Evidence review finds that many nonsurgical treatments help to improve outcomes in UI Most nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic interventions are more
Read moreTurkish meteorite traced to impact crater on asteroid Vesta
A collision on asteroid Vesta that created the U-shaped Antonia impact crater 22 million years ago produced the meteorites that
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