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Erythritol, a widely used sugar substitute found in many low-carb and sugar-free products, may not be as harmless as once ...

Human eggs stay dormant for decades by slowing down their waste disposal systems, according to new research involving over ...

At Texas A&M AgriLife Research, a new branch of brain science is blooming at the molecular scale—with nanoflowers.