Credit: Courtesy of Chay Kuo, Duke University. DURHAM, N.C. -- Viruses may spark hydrocephalus by exploiting a suprising weakness of...

Doctors, health organizations, and the Surgeon General all agree that exercise is good for the heart -- but the reasons...

CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Since the 1960s, researchers have been interested in the possibility of treating type 1 diabetes by transplanting...

BOSTON - April 25, 2018 - NovaDigm Therapeutics, a company developing innovative immuno-therapeutics and preventative vaccines for fungal and bacterial...

A new systematic review of available evidence appearing in Nutrition Reviews indicates that consuming protein supplements with meals may be...

Direct-to-consumer telemedicine is a viable way to deliver medical care in the days following a natural disaster, although most people...

Zika virus. Ebola virus. Influenza. SARS and MERS corona viruses. Existing and emerging viral diseases are an increasing problem, particularly...

Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (April 25, 2018) - A daily dose of baking soda may...

Credit: Case Western Reserve University The federal government spends an estimated $55 billion annually on dealing with the effects of...

Many people of African heritage are protected against malaria by inheriting a particular version of a gene, a large-scale study...

Credit: UIC/Jenny Fontaine Doctors at the University of Illinois Hospital have cured seven adult patients of sickle cell disease, an...

INDIANAPOLIS -- New research shows that patients in the hospital are eager to collaborate with clinicians to track their health...

Credit: Bart van Overbeeke/Eindhoven University of Technology Drilling out a hole in the skull base has to be done with...

April 24, 2018 - About 2.6 million American children and adolescents had diagnosed anxiety and/or depression in 2011-12, reports an...