Health

A Drexel University-led research project aimed at studying the health and behavioral effects of medical marijuana use for young adults...

BOSTON - The painful condition known as "tennis elbow" results from overuse of the tendons in the forearm, typically in...

Philadelphia, November 1, 2018 - A study in Biological Psychiatry has shown that exposure to violence early in life -...

London, November 1, 2018 Do you get frustrated and angry when your WiFi connection stops working? It could be because...

Credit: Orlando Health There have been more and more cases confirming that repeated hits to the head have lifelong consequences...

WASHINGTON--Spiraling insulin costs have created a dangerous barrier for many people with diabetes who need to access lifesaving treatments. The...

Credit: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Serotonin (3A) receptors are common drug targets in the treatment of pain,...

Credit: Insilico Medicine Thursday, November 1, 2018 - Insilico Medicine, a Rockville-based company developing the end-to-end drug discovery pipeline utilizing...

When bones break more easily in old age, osteoporosis is often to blame. However, the cause of the disease and...

Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - Oct. 31, 2018 - The development of immunotherapy, which mobilizes the body's own immune system...

The South African National Blood Service (SANBS) has succeeded in increasing the proportion of donations from black South Africans fivefold,...

Credit: UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. - A scientist at the University of California, Riverside, who researches the malaria-causing parasite, Plasmodium...

People who regularly take cocaine cut with the animal anti-worming agent levamisole demonstrate impaired cognitive performance and a thinned prefrontal...

Credit: UGA Athens, Ga. - Researchers at the University of Georgia have found that a high-fat diet enriched with cottonseed...

Where 45 percent were previously concerned about microplastics in food, this number has now risen by 11 percentage points to...

Credit: Provided by Teri Willey BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- The Indiana University Philanthropic Venture Fund, which provides capital to faculty, students,...

The BfR has no reliable data on the chemical composition, particle size and content of microplastic particles in foodstuffs. Due...

Men who have undergone bariatric surgery as a long-term way of losing weight might also benefit from increased testosterone levels...

The BfR is involved with two work groups in the project, which is being coordinated by the Dutch National Institute...

Montréal, October 30, 2018 - Becoming more sensitive to pain, or pain sensitization, is an important risk factor for developing...