Health

Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, July 18, 2017 -- Battered and deep-fried chicken might be one of the most...

One of the central tenets of biology is that information flows from DNA to RNA in order to encode proteins,...

PRINCETON, N.J. -- Certain occupations may significantly contribute to mobility problems as workers age, contributing to income-based disparities in disability,...

The American Physical Society (APS) and IOP Publishing (IOPP) have signed up to the ORCID Open Letter, committing to collecting...

WASHINGTON - A new report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine proposes a strategy that the U.S....

Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A five-minute encounter with an outsider spurs a cascade of changes...

The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) -- the nation's largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to the field of aging -- has...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - July 17, 2017 - Scientists from an international consortium have identified a large number of new genetic...

BUFFALO, N.Y. - Treatment for osteoporosis may also help prevent gum disease, according to new University at Buffalo research that...

Hospitalization in an intensive care unit (ICU) can be a frightening and sometimes traumatizing experience for patients. Although engaging the...

The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) -- the nation's largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to the field of aging -- has...

Credit: Junwei Li/Xiaohu Gao Scientists at the University of Washington have discovered a simple way to raise the accuracy of...

After cannabis is legalized, Canada should continue with a separate medical cannabis stream to keep patients safe, argues a commentary...

Clinical decision support (CDS) embedded directly into the patient's electronic medical record is associated with decreased overall utilization of high...

The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) -- the nation's largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to the field of aging -- has...

Credit: UW School of Medicine A study looking at the cumulative effects of depression in youth, found that young people...

Credit: University of Exeter The more regularly people report doing word puzzles such as crosswords, the better their brain function...

TAMPA, Fla. (July 17, 2017) - Moffitt Cancer Center researchers launched a first of its kind study comparing the long-term...

A team of researchers led by Cardiff University has identified two genes that influence a person's risk of developing Alzheimer's...

Credit: Hospital for Special Surgery TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA - Thomas Wickiewicz, MD will be inducted into the American Orthopaedic Society...