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Credit: UEF Over the past couple of years, scientists at the University of Eastern Finland have shown that sauna bathing...

Credit: Joshua Leiberman, University of Maryland Baltimore Group A Streptococcus bacteria cause a variety of illnesses that range from mild...

IMAGE: Researchers sequence the genome of the Lyme-disease-causing tick and find lots of duplicative elements. Credit: Anirudh Dhammi, NC State...

Flaviviruses–such as Zika, dengue, and yellow fever–have emerged as human (and other primate) pathogens because of their ability to specifically...

What if a single vaccine could protect people from infection by many different viruses? That concept is a step closer...

Credit: M. Rohde/HZI Helicobacter pylori is a spiral bacterium that can colonize the human stomach – sometimes with fatal consequences....

Credit: Cornell University ITHACA, N.Y. – For the more than 1 million Americans who live with type 1 diabetes, daily...

Credit: Eric Raabe Laboratory studies suggest that an experimental drug already in early clinical trials for a variety of adult...

Credit: University of Utah Health Salt Lake City, Utah — Dec. 6, 2017 — University of Utah Health cardiologist Stavros...

Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS – The parasite that causes deadly sleeping sickness has its own biological clock that makes it...

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, Aug. 22, 2017 — A new study looked at self-presentation of...

Credit: Woerner, Traxler, Richter Architects In its evaluation, the WR praised the unique photonic approach, which could lead to a...

Cubosomes are small biological 'capsules' that can deliver molecules of nutrients or drugs with high efficiency. They have a highly...

Credit: Photo by Elin Lindstrom Claessen A new treatment for osteoporosis provides major improvements in bone density and more effective...

Credit: Courtesy of St. Michael's Hospital TORONTO, Dec. 20, 2017–Substituting one to two servings of animal proteins with plant proteins...

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, March 21, 2017–Researchers have demonstrated the effectiveness of a minimally invasive...

Biofilms frequently coat the surfaces of catheters, and of various medical implants and prostheses, where they can cause life-threatening infections....

Credit: Prof. Ichiro Masai There are many different structures in our eyes that work in conjunction to allow us to...

New York, NY – Psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis symptoms were significantly lessened in patients who underwent bariatric, or weight loss,...

Credit: Children's Hospital Los Angeles Natasha Leporé, PhD, a principal investigator in the Department of Radiology and Imaging at Children's...