Health

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18, 2016 — There’s not much that can top a big bowl of spaghetti and meatballs — except,...

Immune memory ensures a quick and specific response to previously encountered pathogens. However, for rapidly evolving pathogens like influenza virus,...

WASHINGTON — Today, patients with cataracts can choose from several types of artificial lenses, which are surgically implanted in the...

In a study from Uppsala University, published in the American journal JAMA Cardiology, the fatty acid linoleic acid (Omega 6)...

Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of Zika virus. Credit: Cynthia Goldsmith/Centers for Disease Control and PreventionNew Haven, Conn.– In a new...

New Rochelle, NY, August 17, 2016–People may express their true self more easily on Facebook than in person, and the...

GIST (Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor) is an uncommon type of sarcoma found in the tissues supporting the digestive system (stomach and...

CHAPEL HILL, NC -UNC School of Medicine’s Anne Lyerly is addressing the urgent need for effective HIV prevention and treatment...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., August 17, 2016 –Staphylococcus aureus is a common colonizer of the human body. Although, one quarter of the...

Staphylococcus aureus bacteria Credits: Imperial College London Scientists have discovered a new way to attack Staphylococcus aureus bacteria. The team,...

Partners of people with depression are more likely to suffer from chronic pain, research has found. The study shows that...

About 7 percent of all Danish children are born prematurely. This is of significant im-portance not only to the child’s...

Intermittent parathyroid hormone treatment (iPTH) and mechanical loading through exercise have both been shown to stimulate bone formation. These osteoanabolic...

Researchers at VIB-KU Leuven have managed to get a clearer view on the roots of dystonia, a neurological disorder that...

New, highly curative hepatitis C therapy is both safe and effective as a treatment option for people who inject drugs...

Boston, MA – Levels of a widely used class of industrial chemicals linked with cancer and other health problems–polyfluoroalkyl and...

Philadelphia, PA, August 9, 2016 – Prion diseases are deadly neurodegenerative disorders in humans and animals that are characterized by...

While the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) pandemic fuels tuberculosis (TB) outbreaks, it does not drive the development and transmission of...

An interdisciplinary, international group of researchers has found new biophysical markers that could help improve the understanding of treatments for...

When a virus attacks our organism, an inflammation appears on the affected area which triggers off the process of immune...