Health

WASHINGTON - A new report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine proposes a strategy that the U.S....

A single amino-acid variation in a key receptor in whales may help explain why some species of cetaceans evolved sleek,...

Credit: LSU Coastal Sustainability Studio LSU researchers lead two of the four projects awarded funding today from the National Academies...

Credit: UT Arlington A new book, co-authored by a UTA researcher, empirically shows how badly sprawl affects health and other...

Cancer cells have an enormous need for oxygen and nutrients. Therefore, growing tumors rely on the simultaneous growth of capillaries,...

The ways in which negative attitudes about aging can affect people's health and quality of life are the focus of...

GALVESTON, Texas - What are the best ways to diagnose and manage asthma in adults? This can be tricky because...

Credit: Photo: team Gessler The blood-brain barrier is a crucial protection mechanism: It is a highly selective physical barrier that...

Arlington, Va., July 18, 2017 - You can lead a doctor to disinfection, but how do you get them to...

Credit: by IU Communications INDIANAPOLIS -- Fear of being arrested still undercuts an Indiana law that shields anyone who administers...

A new article addresses ongoing conversations about bridging the gap between practice and research within the field of family therapy....

Credit: Jeremy Vincentius Suhardi, Harris Orthopædics Laboratory, Massachusetts General Hospital A team of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators has developed...

Catheters, intravenous lines, and other types of surgical tubing are a medical necessity for managing a wide range of diseases....

Credit: University of Plymouth Social prescribing has the potential to address many of the factors that perpetuate illness, decrease quality...

For decades, researchers have known that the primate brain is organized into "maps" for each of the different senses: one...

Here's a challenge: Build a pump that can deliver a drug to you automatically when you're sick. Now make it...

The current measure of 'auditory fitness-for-duty' used in British military medical examinations is 'pure-tone audiometry', which assesses the ability to...

Credit: LSU Health New Orleans Neuroscience Center of Excellence New Orleans, LA - Understanding how dietary essential fatty acids work...

Credit: Pediatric Care Network Founded in 2016 and launched in January 2017, the Pediatric Care Network, a collaboration among community...

In this study, researchers from the University of Surrey, in collaboration with groups in South Africa, Brazil, Colombia and the...