Health

Credit: Junwei Li/Xiaohu Gao Scientists at the University of Washington have discovered a simple way to raise the accuracy of...

After cannabis is legalized, Canada should continue with a separate medical cannabis stream to keep patients safe, argues a commentary...

Clinical decision support (CDS) embedded directly into the patient's electronic medical record is associated with decreased overall utilization of high...

The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) -- the nation's largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to the field of aging -- has...

Credit: UW School of Medicine A study looking at the cumulative effects of depression in youth, found that young people...

Credit: University of Exeter The more regularly people report doing word puzzles such as crosswords, the better their brain function...

TAMPA, Fla. (July 17, 2017) - Moffitt Cancer Center researchers launched a first of its kind study comparing the long-term...

A team of researchers led by Cardiff University has identified two genes that influence a person's risk of developing Alzheimer's...

Credit: Hospital for Special Surgery TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA - Thomas Wickiewicz, MD will be inducted into the American Orthopaedic Society...

Credit: C. Heinis/EPFL Peptides are biological molecules, made up of short sequences of amino acids. Because they are easy to...

Big data holds great promise to change health care for the better. However, much of the technology that will someday...

The National Institute of General Medical Sciences has awarded a grant to Rochester Institute of Technology that is expected to...

Credit: Sara Jacoby PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (July 17, 2017) -Injured people often interact with police and other law enforcement agents before...

Credit: NYU Langone Medical Center Combining a specific care management program with a commonly-prescribed drug for Alzheimer's disease multiplies the...

Gyms, walking groups, gardening, cooking clubs and volunteering have all been shown to work in improving the health and well-being...

Severe problems with the UK food system are likely unless issues are addressed, according to latest expert report The retail...

Negative media coverage of the side effects associated with taking statins, and patients' own experiences of taking the drugs, are...

People who were exposed to the dust cloud or sustained physical injuries during the terrorist attacks on the World Trade...

Credit: Holly Anderton/Walter and Eliza Hall Institute Existing medicines could offer a new way to treat inflammatory skin conditions, researchers...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., and ROCHESTER, Minn. - Today, Mayo Clinic and nference launch a startup company for drug development that will...