Health

CHICAGO (July 17, 2017): Women with breast cancer who undergo nipple-sparing mastectomy (NSM) have a low rate of the cancer...

University of California San Diego scientists have linked specific wiring in the brain to distinct behavioral symptoms of depression. In...

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

Credit: Vanderbilt University The liver is a particularly squishy, slippery organ, prone to shifting both deadly tumors and life-preserving blood...

Credit: Jenny Fontaine, UIC Researchers have identified a unique metabolic signature associated with epileptic brain tissue that causes seizures. The...

A new study of young persons at clinical high-risk of developing psychosis has identified measures of violence potential that may...

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

Credit: Douglas Levere, University at Buffalo BUFFALO, N.Y. -- A physiological process used commonly by mammals like seals and dolphins...

Credit: UT Arlington Ashfaq Adnan, an associate professor of mechanical engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington, and his...

Gyms, walking groups, gardening, cooking clubs and volunteering have all been shown to work in improving the health and well-being...

Severe problems with the UK food system are likely unless issues are addressed, according to latest expert report The retail...

Negative media coverage of the side effects associated with taking statins, and patients' own experiences of taking the drugs, are...

People who were exposed to the dust cloud or sustained physical injuries during the terrorist attacks on the World Trade...

Credit: NYU Langone Medical Center Combining a specific care management program with a commonly-prescribed drug for Alzheimer's disease multiplies the...

Credit: Holly Anderton/Walter and Eliza Hall Institute Existing medicines could offer a new way to treat inflammatory skin conditions, researchers...

Scientists investigating the genetic causes and altered functioning of nerve cells in motor neurone disease (MND) have discovered a new...

Global malaria elimination funding is declining at a time when it remains crucial to eliminating the disease worldwide, according to...

Credit: Vladimir Polshakov. Members of the Faculty of Fundamental Medicine at the Lomonosov Moscow State University have determined the structure...

Individuals who are infected by Zika virus after having dengue fever do not appear to become more severely ill than...

Many animal species display flocking behaviour, but the fact that microorganisms do is not as well known. Researchers at Lund...