Health

Multi-ethnic study reveals DNA methylation sites specific to African Americans Boston, MA -- Everyone feels tired at times, but up...

One of the greatest achievements of science in recent years is the technology for obtaining information about thousands of individual...

Roads are safer for motorists, pedestrians and cyclists in cities with robust bike facilitiesCredit: CU Denver In the most comprehensive...

Journal of the American Heart Association Report DALLAS, May 29, 2019 -- Drinking 32 ounces of an energy drink in...

Could some chimpanzees' crustacean crave yield clues about human evolution?Credit: Kyoto University/Kathelijne Koops Kyoto, Japan -- Why do we fish?...

Credit: UHN (Toronto, May 28, 2019) - A first of its kind study is reporting that millions of women in...

It's the third deadliest cardiovascular diagnosis, but doctors are still often stumped to explain why 40% of patients experience unprovoked...

Better support of older adults' care needs could offset Medicare spending A new study from researchers at the Johns Hopkins...

Something as simple as a phone call could be a way to alert health care providers and caregivers that an...

Trouble with simple financial tasks may be early sign of dementias such as Alzheimer'sCredit: Duke Health DURHAM, N.C. - Aging...

Patients report that reading their notes makes them more likely to take medications as prescribed BOSTON--A new study of patients...

(San Antonio, May 28, 2019) -- UTSA criminal justice professor Dylan Jackson recently published one of the first studies to...

In a new statement published by the European Respiratory Society (ERS) Tobacco Control Committee , an international coalition of respiratory...

New study based on records of nearly half a million births in Canada reveals link between first-trimester fainting episodes and...

Credit: Image courtesy of Peter Hoey. Bacteria are everywhere. They live in the soil and water, on our skin and...

Sophia Antipolis, 28 May 2019: A perceived inability to act on symptoms could signify a life-threatening situation, according to research...

Young Australians providing care for family members with mental illnesses, alcohol and drug addictions are struggling to keep up with...

Credit: Linköping University Tiny channels between nerve cells are involved in a newly discovered mechanism of how Parkinson's disease can...

Understanding the structure of the FoxM1 protein and how it works could guide development of new cancer-fighting drugs Unregulated cell...

Psychology Friends on social media such as Facebook can be a great source of comfort during periods of stress. However,...