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Previous studies have found an increase in cancer risk in taller people, but data on specific cancer sites and how confounding factors might contribute have been lacking. Jane Green, from University of Oxford (United Kingdom), and colleagues explored...

Foods wrapped in plastic wrap may expose people to bisphenol A and phthalates, compounds regarded as endocrine disruptors with potential risks to human health. Ruthann A Rudel, from the Silent Spring Institute (Massachusetts, USA), and colleagues conducted...

Scientists at the University of Southampton (United Kingdom) have developed smart nanomaterials, which can disrupt the blood supply to cancerous tumors. Antonios Kanaras and colleagues have showed that a small dose of gold nanoparticles can activate...

Folate, a B vitamin, is found in foods such as green leafy vegetables. Martha J. Shrubsole, from Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center (Tennessee, USA), and colleagues analyzed data collected from the Shanghai Women's Health Study, involving 72,861 participants...