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The answers to a centuries-old mystery may also impact food security for island nations that are highly susceptible to climate change.

DNA, historical reports, morphological data connect breadfruit to its history.

Using new gene mapping methods, researchers have found connections between atopic dermatitis (eczema) in dogs and several regions of the genome. Some of the genes identified coincide with genes linked to similar problems in humans.

The Guggenheim is the latest institution to drop the name of the Sackler family, who made billions selling addictive painkiller Oxycontin.

London's British Museum will rename all galleries, rooms, and endowments that currently feature the names of Raymond and Beverly Sackler.

New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art is dropping the Sackler family name from seven exhibition spaces throughout the building.

It is estimated that 80% of women will suffer from vaginal candidiasis at least once in their lives. In addition to superficial infections, which can be oral or vaginal and do not usually have a serious prognosis, fungi of the Candida genus can cause systemic diseases in immunocompromised individuals and these are fatal in 40% of cases.

As Part of a $4.5 Billion Oxycontin Settlement, the Sackler Family Has Promised Not to Lend Its Name to Museums for Nine Years Critics say the agreement between prosecutors and the Sackler family doesnt go far enough. Sackler PAIN protesting the Louvre in Paris. Photo courtesy of Sackler PAIN. The highly contested Purdue Pharma settlement over the prescription painkiller OxyContin is one step closer to being finalized, as 15 states have dropped their opposition to the company’s bankruptcy res...

Supertasters are less likely to get Covid-19, and are less likely to be hospitalised for the infection if they do catch it, according to researchers from Sinus and Nasal Specialists in Louisiana.