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According to a new research by the Guttmacher Institute, teenage pregnancy rate, abortion rate, and birth rate are all down since they peaked in the 1990s. The drop in the three rates shows that teen births are down because fewer teenagers get pregnant. Read More »

A team of astrophysicists have created a unique map of the sky that shows the magnetic field shaping the Milky Way galaxy, using data from the Planck Space Telescope. The image will help open doors to understanding the birth of the universe. Read More »

Pacific Organic Produce, San Francisco, is recalling a limited number of organic tommy atkins mangoes after a test by the Food and Drug Administration returned a positive result for listeria. Read More »

A recent study shows that few children receive dental care before the recommended age of 1. Researchers from St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto found that less than 1 percent of healthy urban children in the area received any dental care before the 12 month mark, and less than 2 percent had seen a dentist by the age of 24 months. Read More »

Researchers have said that the if a small area of ice on East Antarctica shore melts it could lead to 10 foot rise in sea-levels. According to researcher, an ice rim currently holds the largest region of marine ice on rocky ground in East Antarctica and warming oceans could lead to ice loss on the coast, while the air over ... Read More »

Several atoms of the superheavy element with atomic number 117 have been created and observed by an international collaboration working at the GSI accelerator laboratory in Germany. The measured decay properties match previous data, strengthening the case for official recognition of 117 as a new element. New findings obtained in the present work mark an important step towards the capability ... Read More »

University of Oxford researchers have become successful in developing new high-efficiency solar cells at lower costs than at what they are currently manufactured. The trick that helped them achieve this is by replacing the lead by tin. lead in solar cells based on lead halide perovskites can be replaced with tin. Called “Perovskite solar cells” by the research team at ... Read More »

Novartis presented results from a pivotal Phase III trial of investigational therapy Signifor LAR in patients with acromegaly for whom current standard of care provides inadequate disease control. The company said the study findings showed that patients taking pasireotide long-acting release achieved greater disease control when compared to continued treatment with the standard somatostatin analogue therapies, octreotide LAR or lanreotide ... Read More »

A new constipation treatment may help sufferers who are unable to find relief through traditional medication. The oral capsule mimics the body’s natural waste removal process and helps to stimulate the movement of stool along the digestive tract. In clinical trials, the capsule was found to nearly double the weekly bowel movements of patients with digestive troubles. Read More »

Dinner at the Four Seasons will always taste better than those scoffed down at a Chinatown hole-in-the-wall, new research suggests. The latest findings reveal expensive food is more delicious than bargain meals that people will think that meals taste better if they’re pricey. Researchers found that people who pay more for their meals think the food tastes better than if ... Read More »

The Alzheimer’s Association estimates that approximately 5.2 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s Disease, a common form of dementia marked by memory loss. Yet diagnosing the health issue may not always be so simple. A recent study conducted by researchers from the Mayo Clinic in Florida examines the discovery of an atypical type of Alzhiemer’s–one that neuroscientists claim is not ... Read More »