Health

The prices of leading cancer drugs have risen at rates far outstripping inflation over the last two decades, according to...

The popular dietary supplement ubiquinone, also known as Coenzyme Q10, is widely believed to function as an antioxidant, protecting cells...

A newly published study is the first to report an association between bisphenol-A (BPA), a common plasticizer used in a...

An innovative interventional radiology treatment has been found to offer chronic migraine sufferers sustained relief of their headaches, according to...

Emulsifiers, which are added to most processed foods to aid texture and extend shelf life, can alter the gut microbiota...

Cell-free fetal DNA testing, which measures the relative amount of free fetal DNA in a pregnant woman’s blood, is a...

As clinical medical research in China reaches a turning point, the country's strategy for expanding its biosample collection and analysis...

A multi-institutional team of hearing and communication experts led by the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern...

For patients with diabetes, insulin is critical to maintaining good health and normal blood-sugar levels. However, it’s not an ideal...

On Valentine's Day, people who have been unlucky in love will be said to suffer from a "broken heart." Broken...

A good drug is hard to design: to garner FDA approval and reach consumers, it must not only effectively treat...

A compound found in common foods such as red grapes and peanuts may help prevent age-related decline in memory, according...

The first results from a trial of a candidate Ebola vaccine at Oxford University suggest the vaccine has an acceptable...

Researchers working at Institut Pasteur in France have found that the Ebola virus is mutating "a lot" causing concern in...

Preventing inflammation in obese fat tissue may hold the key to preventing or even reversing type 2 diabetes, new research...

In new research published in Endocrinology, Thomas Burris, Ph.D., chair of pharmacological and physiological science at Saint Louis University, reports...

Microscopic spheres of calcium phosphate have been linked to the development of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a major cause of...

Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) affect 1 to 2 percent of children in the United States. Hundreds of genetic and environmental...

A regime of anti-HIV drugs — components of regimens to treat established HIV infection — has the potential to protect...

German doctors on Friday gave details of how an experimental drug together with advanced intensive care helped save a Ugandan...