Health

Driverless cars pose a quandary when it comes to safety. These autonomous vehicles are programmed with a set of safety...

The implementation of state prescription drug monitoring programs was associated with the prevention of approximately one opioid-related overdose death every...

Boston, MA – In a large study conducted by at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH), researchers found an association between...

Cholera outbreaks are on the rise. To prevent and control them, three oral cholera vaccines are currently approved by WHO....

New research suggests that mothers who eat high-fat, high-sugar diets can predispose multiple generations to metabolic problems, even if their...

Sugar in the form of blood glucose provides essential energy for cells. When its usual dietary source — carbohydrates —...

Dr. Schultz is a Senior Clinician Scientist and Head of the Childhood Cancer & Blood Research (Vancouver, BC – June...

COLUMBIA, Mo. (June 15, 2016) — As men and women grow older, their chances for coronary heart disease also increase....

Scientists can interfere with sperm production in the parasitic blood fluke Schistosoma mansoni by blocking expression of the Nuclear Factor...

Findings published last week in the… view more Credit: Photos by Dr. Marc M. Baum Monrovia, CA (June 12, 2016)...

A model that predicts outbreaks of zoonotic diseases — those originating in livestock or wildlife such as Ebola and Zika...

Knowledge of the minute details of the proteins that are linked to diseases is crucial if we are to discover...

In a milestone years in the making, a vaccine to prevent cholera, invented and developed by researchers at the University...

Established Aedes-mosquito population could spread the Zika virus in Europe this summer if infected travelers introduce the virus. An analysis...