Health

A Michigan State University urologist has discovered that riding a roller coaster helps patients pass kidney stones with nearly a...

A new biomarker has identified known and unknown exposure to second-hand smoke and confirmed a strong association to increased mortality...

Scientists are making the case that a vaccine against rhinoviruses, the predominant cause of the common cold, is achievable. The...

Researchers have built a three-dimensional map of the anthrax toxin that may explain how it efficiently transfers its lethal components...

Too much dietary zinc increases susceptibility to infection by Clostridium difficile — “C. diff” — the most common cause of...

Mice placed on a low-calorie diet are less likely to develop abdominal aortic aneurysms, according to a new study in...

Increasing stomach fat — especially the “hidden fat” in your abdomen — is associated with newly identified and worsening heart...

A new analysis by researchers at the National Institutes of Health has provided the strongest evidence to date that nausea...

It has become commonly accepted that women do worse than men following a heart attack or other coronary event. Earlier...

Researchers using DNA sequencing to profile antibiotic resistance in infection have achieved a turnaround time from ‘sample to answer’ of...

Having a happy spouse may be related to better health, at least among middle-aged and older adults, according to a...

Hearing loss is a marginalizing and disabling condition, resulting in various adverse social and health outcomes. Babies born to women...

The risk of viral infections is known to be affected by physical activity, but little information is available regarding the...

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have managed to produce the first molecular map of the genes that are active in the...

UH researchers have identified a unique epigenetic footprint in specific types of immune cells from blood that can identify individuals...

Previous studies have shown a correlation between the design of cities and growing epidemics of injuries and non-communicable diseases such...

Hatha yoga is an increasingly popular form of physical activity and meditative practice in the U.S. It is important to...

Credit: Copyright Loughborough University New research from Loughborough University has revealed many four-year-olds are not physically ready to start school....

UT Southwestern faculty members named Faculty Scholars (l-r) include Dr. Elizabeth Chen, Dr. Neal Alto, Dr. Benjamin Tu, Dr. Julie...

DALLAS – September 21, 2016 – Combining targeted radiation therapy with a neutrophil stimulant enhances anti-tumor immunity, according to new...