Tonsil and adenoid removal associated with long-term risks of respiratory, allergic and infectious diseases Removing tonsils and adenoids in childhood...

A Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) research team has identified the essential role of a structural protein in the silencing of...

Credit: Stephanie King, Dolphin Alliance Project Male bottlenose dolphins retain their individual "names" well into adulthood. Similar to humans, this...

Credit: Franz Anthony Two new species of tiny symbiotic shrimps are described, illustrated and named by biology student at Leiden...

Credit: University of Louisville LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Amblyopia, commonly known as "lazy eye," is a visual disorder common in children....

The cerebral cortex--the brain's epicenter of high-level cognitive functions, such as memory formation, attention, thought, language and consciousness--has fascinated neuroscientists...

Credit: Lora Staloch Scientists have zeroed in on a culprit that spurs damaging inflammation in the heart following a heart...

Credit: Colorado State University Mitochondrial diseases are rare, but they are cruel. Affecting about 1 in 5,000 children, these devastating...

Credit: Dr. Wataru Teramoto Peripersonal space (PPS) is an area created by the brain immediately around one's own body parts...

Credit: University of Warwick News stories about potential threats become more negative, inaccurate and hysterical when passed from person to...

(The University of Bergen) Infants with diabetes can drop insulin syringes. This will be new clinical practice after a recent...

Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center Recognizing that vaccination rates for the human papillomavirus (HPV) remain low across the U.S., particularly...

NEW YORK (June 7, 2018) - Physicians are open to receiving information on their antibiotic prescribing patterns, but have specific...

Credit: Image credit: Dr Fabien Garcon, Babraham Institute. Key messages: Researchers identify the dominant immune cells contributing to tumour tolerance...

CHICAGO - A drug that reduces delirium in postoperative patients may work by preventing the overactivity of certain receptors in...

ROCHESTER, Minn. - Mayo Clinic Cancer Center joined 69 other National Cancer Institute-designated cancer centers in calling for increased HPV...

With Immunoscore, a test devised by a team of researchers from Inserm and Université Paris Descartes and doctors from the...

James Cook University scientists have discovered a technique to apply natural plant extracts such as Tea Tree Oil as a...

Credit: University of East Anglia Scientists probing one of the mysteries of the insect world have identified a powerful chemical...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Small sample sizes in studies using functional MRI to investigate brain connectivity and function are common in...