Health

Credit: American Chemical Society As allergy season intensifies, many people are cursing pollen - the powdery substance released by plants...

Credit: Image courtesy of Francesca Puppo. A team of bioengineers at UC San Diego has answered a question that has...

Credit: Kyoto University / Jean-Michel Fustin Kyoto, Japan -- A long-studied factor controlling human sleep cycles actually has two forms,...

July 11, 2018 - HIV-positive children in South Africa are more likely to have developmental disabilities compared to children who...

Credit: NIAID WHAT: Virus-like particles (VLPs) are protein-based structures that mimic viruses and bind to antibodies. Because VLPs are not...

The numerous high-profile men who have recently been accused of sexual harassment may not have been simply exercising their power....

WASHINGTON (July 11, 2018) -- Onychomycosis, a nail fungus that causes nail disfigurement, pain, and increased risk of soft tissue...

Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(July 11, 2018) Associate Professor Janelle Ayres is the recipient of a $1 million grant from...

Credit: Osaka University Osaka - Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic disease that causes inflammation and tissue damage. SLE...

Human stem cells are of great interest in the fields of regenerative medicine and medical research because they reproduce indefinitely...

Credit: McGill University If you want to learn to walk a tightrope, it's a good idea to go for a...

Credit: University of South Australia A wide range of fetal genetic abnormalities could soon be detected in early pregnancy thanks...

Credit: Micrograph by Dan Drecktrah. MISSOULA - University of Montana researchers Dan Drecktrah and Scott Samuels were recently awarded $449,998...

ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND (JULY 11, 2018) --Aeras, a nonprofit organization dedicated to developing vaccines against tuberculosis (TB), today announced the publication...

Credit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI - When a dangerous defect on chromosome 11q23 disrupts the genetic programming of blood cells, it...

MAYWOOD, IL - Robotic surgery is as effective as traditional open surgery in treating bladder cancer, according to a landmark...

Credit: Lurie Children's Symptoms of food-induced anaphylaxis in infants are much less severe than in toddlers and older children, according...

Advanced algorithms working from large chemical databases can predict a new chemical's toxicity better than standard animal tests, suggests a...

Credit: Darin Lickfeld Take a trip down into the soil beneath a field of crops. You won't find just dirt,...

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive, neurodegenerative condition that often begins with mild cognitive impairment or MCI, making early and...