Health

Credit: Tuppi et al. FMany chemotherapeutics act by damaging the DNA. Since cancer cells divide more often than most normal...

San Diego (April 17, 2018) -- APS President Dennis Brown, PhD, of Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, has...

Credit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI - Researchers used an experimental molecular therapy in preclinical laboratory tests to effectively treat several types...

Personalized Medicine contributes to one of the most up-and-coming areas in modern medicine: how genetic and 'omic information can effectively...

Credit: Washington University in St. Louis A common side effect of opioids is intense itching -- a problem for some...

This month's issue of the journal Molecular & Cellular Proteomics features research using novel proteomics methods to address unanswered questions...

Credit: Nexu Science Communication and Trinity College Dublin. Scientists have just discovered a new mechanism by which HIV evades the...

After being discharged from the hospital, an older person often is admitted directly to a skilled nursing facility (SNF). SNFs...

From live-streaming funerals to online memorial pages and even chat-bots that use people's social media footprints' to act as online...

Credit: Jean-François Laes, email: [email protected] Gosselies, Belgium - April 17, 2018: OncoDNA ("OncoDNA or "the Company"), the healthcare technology company...

"In the field of stroke research, Malcolm Macleod's systematic studies will enhance the relevance of animal models and improve their...

Credit: Tom Langdon Cholesterol-lowering drugs are more likely to save thousands of additional lives when used in people with higher...

(PHILADELPHIA) - Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, along with the Institute for Health...

April 17, 2018 - Can medical marijuana help to fight the opioid epidemic? Many believe that it can. But a...

New research, published in Biological Reviews and conducted by researchers from the University of Liverpool and Escola Superior de Ciências...

Listeria costaricensis is the official name given to the new bacterial species described by investigators from the Costa Rican Institute...

CHICAGO -- Once it has begun to spread in the body, approximately half of patients with an aggressive breast cancer...

Credit: NASA WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 17, 2018 -- The hazards of space flight are well known: freezing temperatures, the...

Nearly 80 genes that could be linked to depression have been discovered by scientists. The findings could help explain why...

Life needs stimulation. However, overstimulation can cause exhaustion and illness. During specific sensitive periods early in life, stress can even...