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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...

A new test is the best-to-date in differentiating Zika virus infections from infections caused by similar viruses. The antibody-based assay,...

Credit: Jay Dobek BOSTON - A majority of U.S. health care organizations have adopted electronic health record (EHR) systems and...

What would a celebration be without alcohol, whether we are talking about a private or professional event? Drinking alcohol, is...

Globally, the health and well-being of women, children and adolescents are improving faster than at any point in history, even...

New Orleans, LA - LSU Health New Orleans School of Public Health will receive $2.5 million to improve resilience and...

Traces of biomolecules such as DNA can be detected with a new "dynamic" technique based on the observation of association...

The first large-scale genetic study of Escherichia coli (E. coli) cultured from patients with bloodstream infections in England showed that...

Credit: UT Health San Antonio The human body holds many mysteries, and function of the BRCA1 gene is among them....

Credit: Monash University Bacteria or 'superbugs' that have adapted to resist multiple antibiotics are responsible for around 700,000 deaths globally...

WASHINGTON -- Providers in the Veterans Health Administration (VA) system vary in their testosterone prescribing practices, according to a study...

Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Understanding the mechanisms that give cancer cells the ability to survive and grow opens the...

An odour can trigger a memory, cause disgust or even save our lives. Nonetheless, although it is so important for...

Two cell types work together to protect pancreatic tumors from destruction by the immune system. But, blocking this partnership may...