Health

"Polypharmacy" is the term used when someone takes many (usually five or more) different medications. Experts suggest that, for most...

Credit: Tsinghua University, Beijing, China Amsterdam, NL, June 27, 2017 - The Journal of Alzheimer's Disease (JAD) is pleased to...

Credit: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, KANSAS -- In the world of heavy metal poisoning, arsenic may have found a sidekick...

Credit: Soren M. Bentzen, DSc, PhD/American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) ARLINGTON, Va., June 27, 2017 --The American Society for...

No one wants to hear that they have a mutation in their DNA associated with the development of cancer. But...

Credit: Lancaster University 'A trade in people' with learning disabilities and/or autism has been uncovered by a partnership of activists,...

Credit: Andrew Deines, Michigan State University Harvests from freshwater fisheries such as the Great Lakes could total more than 12...

Credit: Video by Evan Lyall and Hillel Adesnik, UC Berkeley. Mice, unlike cats and dogs, are able to move their...

A diagnostic technique that can detect tiny molecules signalling the presence of cancer could be on the horizon. The possibility...

(Boston)--In an effort to securely share medical data between the U.S. and India, Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) has...

Credit: University of Iowa Pappajohn Biomedical Institute Mucus is important for maintaining healthy lungs. Inhaled particles, including bacteria and viruses,...

People with autism spectrum conditions (ASC) often show a reduced sensitivity to contextual information in perceptual tasks, but new research...

ANN ARBOR--Teens expect to experience some digital forms of abuse in dating, but girls may be suffering more severe emotional...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA--June 27, 2017--Protein fragments found in semen, and previously only known for their ability to enhance HIV infection,...

Credit: William Stewart RIVERSIDE, Calif. - Many geckos inhabit trees, often living high in the canopy. Relying on their incredible...

BOSTON - A comprehensive program to reduce or prevent childhood obesity in low-income communities led to significant improvements in obesity-related...

Credit: University of Warwick University of Warwick expertise is contributing to a world-first £1.5million study aiming to tackle one of...

Scientists at UC Berkeley and UC Riverside have demonstrated a way to edit the genome of disease-carrying mosquitoes that brings...

OAK BROOK, Ill. - Minute traces of gadolinium, the contrast agent used to enhance MR images, are often retained in...

Credit: SAMHSA.gov PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- With a specific emphasis on stemming the growth of the opioid epidemic, the federal Substance...