It has become commonly accepted that women do worse than men following a heart attack or other coronary event. Earlier...

Researchers using DNA sequencing to profile antibiotic resistance in infection have achieved a turnaround time from ‘sample to answer’ of...

A research group at Uppsala University has investigated how levels of endocannabinoids — which target the same receptors as cannabis...

Glioblastomas are incurable malignant brain tumors. Usually the patients affected survive for only a few months. In addition, every tumor...

Stimulating the brain via electricity or other means may help to ease the symptoms of various neurological and psychiatric disorders,...

Researchers in Uruguay have developed an evolutionary algorithm to allow a smart city to facilitate efficient taxi sharing to cut...

The fungus Aspergillus fumigatus is capable of rapid genetic adaptation in both natural environments and in humans according to a...

Having a happy spouse may be related to better health, at least among middle-aged and older adults, according to a...

Bilingual education programs, in which a substantial part of the teaching is done in a language different from the mother...

UBC researchers have discovered how cancer cells become invisible to the body’s immune system, a crucial step that allows tumours...

Hearing loss is a marginalizing and disabling condition, resulting in various adverse social and health outcomes. Babies born to women...

Heavy drinking can lead to neurophysiological and cognitive changes ranging from disrupted sleep to more serious neurotoxic effects. Aging can...

Researchers from the University of Southampton have discovered a potential way of stopping one of the most aggressive types of...

The risk of viral infections is known to be affected by physical activity, but little information is available regarding the...

Those with a taste for adult education classes have long known it, but now Oxford University scientists have confirmed that...

Everyone knows that tobacco products are bad for your health, and even the new e-cigarettes may have harmful toxins. However,...

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have managed to produce the first molecular map of the genes that are active in the...

UH researchers have identified a unique epigenetic footprint in specific types of immune cells from blood that can identify individuals...

Previous studies have shown a correlation between the design of cities and growing epidemics of injuries and non-communicable diseases such...

Hatha yoga is an increasingly popular form of physical activity and meditative practice in the U.S. It is important to...