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The SAFE Sunscreen Standards Act seeks to revamp the FDA’s review process. Could it usher in more effective sunscreens?

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The Global Women’s Health Market is expected to witness a growth rate of 4-5% in the next five years. Growing incidence of women-centric diseases (such as anaemia, endometriosis, osteoporosis, breast ...

The Jingjing Wu group at the National Key Laboratory of Synergistic Materials Creation/Frontier Science Center for Transformative Molecules (FSCTM) at ...

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An environmental engineer explains how his research team is developing a system containing bacteria, biochar and gel to break ...

Q: It’s harder and harder to feel happy. I think it’s from a combination of health problems and changes in life circumstances ...