In a recent study, Mass General Brigham researchers demonstrated that through low-cost genetic samples that can be obtained from a cheek swab or blood test, they can improve identification of people ...

Lung cancer is often associated with smoking, but for Devonne, the diagnosis after an X-Ray came as a complete shock.

Schools, museums and communities across the nation are marking Black History Month — a celebration of Black history, culture ...

Meanwhile, the Black population declined in Mississippi (-2%), Illinois (-2%) and the District of Columbia (-1%) between 2010 and 2023. The New York City metropolitan area had more Black residents ...

Researchers say that for the last two years X-ray flashes have been coming out of the supermassive black hole with an increasing frequency, going from once every 18 minutes to every seven minutes.

"For example, if you are a male and your donor is a female and you do a blood DNA test your results will show that you are a female. Since the rest of your cellular structure is your own, a DNA mouth ...

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These transplants created thriving Black neighborhoods and institutions across the Bay Area. A large mural at the Rosie the Riveter World War II Home Front National Park in RIchmond shows the ...

Research is still in the early stages of how vaping affects lungs – but worrying conditions, like ‘popcorn lung’, are on the rise. Dr Stephen Broderick, of John Hopkins Medicine, has now ...

An X-ray observatory used to study neutron stars is “back in the black” and a cosmic ray detector is ready for possible future upgrades after two astronauts completed a spacewalk outside the ...

and Grambling State and Southern University in Louisiana. “It’s an incredible experience for them,” said Linda Thompson-Black, Area Development Director for UNCF Washington, Oregon & Alaska.

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