Health

Scientists have discovered that beluga whales and narwhals go through the menopause - taking the total number of species known...

Credit: The University of Copenhagen With methods used to analyse road systems and rivers researchers from the University of Copenhagen...

Credit: Kessler Foundation Anthony Lequerica, PhD, is the recipient of the 2018 Dr. Joshua B. Cantor Scholar Award. The award...

New York, NY (August 27, 2018)--A phase three clinical trial has shown that a drug called tafamidis significantly reduces deaths...

Credit: Image courtesy of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA--August 27, 2018--Everything the body does--your brain thinking, your heart beating, your cells growing--requires energy. Consequently, it comes...

Munich, Germany - Aug. 27, 2018: Listening to yoga music at bedtime is good for the heart, according to research...

At the time of initial diagnosis, most patients with breast cancer show no signs that their cancer has spread elsewhere...

Munich, Germany - UNDER EMBARGO UNTIL 27 Aug 2018: Left atrial fibrosis may explain the increased risk of arrhythmias seen...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- New data from a long-term study of 355 mothers and their children found that fixing peeling paint...

Credit: European Society of Cardiology Munich, Germany - UNDER EMBARGO UNTIL 27 Aug 2018: A clock drawing test for detecting...

LOS ANGELES (Aug. 27, 2018) -- Cedars-Sinai investigators have developed a simpler and more accurate method of estimating body fat...

For the first time, investigators report that a weight loss drug led to weight loss without increasing the incidence of...

New York, NY (August 27, 2018) - The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation, a non-profit organization focused on supporting innovative...

Credit: Hamilton Health Sciences HAMILTON, ON (August 26, 2018) - Patients with cardiovascular disease who develop major internal bleeding are...

The role of aspirin in preventing a first heart attack or stroke among people at moderate risk of heart disease...

Credit: Virginia Tech/Gourdie lab Scientists at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute (VTCRI) have found evidence that may disrupt conventional...

Munich, Germany - UNDER EMBARGO UNTIL 26 Aug 2018: Are wrinkles just an inevitable consequence of ageing, or could they...

Patients with high blood pressure are relying solely on medication to reduce their risk of heart attack, stroke and heart...

Four out of ten patients with atrial fibrillation but no history of stroke or transient ischaemic attack have previously unknown...