Health

April 27, 2026

As Alzheimer’s numbers grow among Latinos, need for research grows too, say experts

September 28, 2018

Credit: UC San Diego Health The National Institute on Aging (NIA) has awarded scientists at University of California San Diego...

Can we teach heart cells to grow up?

Credit: Guo Y; et al. / Boston Children's Hospital Scientists around the world have been trying to replace damaged heart...

Unusual case of father-to-son HIV transmission reported

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, September 27, 2018--Diagnosis of HIV-1 infection in the 4-year old child...

Join us for the AAO-HNSF 2018 Annual Meeting & OTO Experience

Join us in Atlanta, GA for the AAO-HNSF 2018 Annual Meeting & OTO Experience, October 7-10, 2018. Thousands of ear,...

Henry Ford Hospital patient is first in the US to receive angina device

Credit: Henry Ford Health System DETROIT - Cardiologists at Henry Ford Hospital performed the first implantation in the United States...

Narrowing sexual health equity gap for Puerto Rican adolescents

Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (September 27, 2018) - Persistent and significant health disparities related to sexual health, including a higher...

Child Mind Institute researchers, colleagues release non-human primate brain imaging data

NEW YORK, NY (September 27, 2018) -An international team of researchers led by scientists at the Child Mind Institute has...

Medical-records study links dementia-related brain changes to hospital stays for critical illness

Researchers at Johns Hopkins report that a novel analysis of more than a thousand patients adds to evidence that hospitalization,...

Sensation on the way to becoming a University of Excellence

Credit: (c) Photo: Volker Lannert/Uni Bonn The University of Bonn received with great euphoria the commission's decision to fund six...

Antimicrobial resistance of uropathogenic Escherichia coli from elderly patients

Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) is a common cause of morbidity and mortality in older adults. Escherichia coli is one of...

Research teams find widespread inflammation in the brains of fibromyalgia patients

Credit: Marco Loggia, PhD, Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital A study by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers...

Second round of business-led Prosperity Partnerships that link research with industry launched

Seven new Prosperity Partnerships projects that will build links between the UK's research base and leading industry partners such as...

Polymer professor awarded $200,000 for research in protecting first responders

Credit: The University of Akron AKRON, OH - Sept. 12, 2018 - It happens every day -- paramedics and police...

Tiger mosquitoes are capable of transmitting yellow fever

Since December 2016, Brazil has been grappling with its worst yellow fever outbreak for several decades. To date, there have...

Compound improves social interaction in autism mouse model

Children with autism often find social interactions awkward, leaving them isolated. Now in a study appearing in ACS' Journal of...

Researchers evaluate controversial treatment for Parkinson’s disease psychosis

In the wake of media and public reports about increased mortality linked to a new drug for treating Parkinson's disease...

New allergy vaccine for hay fever shows promising results

Using sugar molecules researchers from the University of Copenhagen have developed a new vaccine for hay fever that may reduce...

Breastfeeding changes gene activity that may make babies less reactive to stress

It has long been known that there are many physical and mental health benefits of breastfeeding for mothers and babies....

Otago discovery links DNA-packaging proteins and cancer development

Credit: University of Otago University of Otago scientists have unravelled the 3D structure of two proteins, potentially providing answers as...

Ebola and Lassa fever targeted by new vaccine trial and improved surveillance