Health

October 27, 2026

Coding at birth: Nuffield Council on Bioethics publishes briefing note on whole genome sequencing of babies

The Nuffield Council on Bioethics has today published a briefing note that examines the ethical issues raised by whole genome...

Dr. J. Eugene Lammers, champion of team approach to geriatrics, named Clinician of Year

Genes in songbirds hold clues about human speech disorders, UCLA biologists report

March 28, 2018

Credit: Reed Hutchinson/UCLA Insights into how songbirds learn to sing provide promising clues about human speech disorders and may lead...

Survey finds reducing stigma attributed to Alzheimer’s is vital to prevention research

Chicago, March 27, 2018 - Stigma associated with Alzheimer's disease may be an obstacle for individuals to seek information about...

Childhood friendships may have some health benefits in adulthood

Time spent with friends in childhood is associated with physical health in adulthood, according to data from a multi-decade study...

Dr. Bruce Leff, expert in home care as we age, to deliver #AGS18 Henderson Lecture

Surgeons transform static ‘Mona Lisa’ smiles to joyous ones

Credit: Kofi Bohene By modifying a muscle transplant operation, Johns Hopkins surgeons report they are able to restore authentic facial...

Malaria Cell Atlas launched: Parasite development mapped in unprecedented detail

New single-cell technology has allowed scientists to study malaria parasites at the highest resolution to date. By investigating the genes...

New ‘nanotweezers’ open door to innovations in medicine, mobile tech

Credit: Cockrell School of Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin It's difficult to conceptualize a world where humans could...

3-DIY: Printing your own bioprinter

Credit: Adam Feinberg/HardwareX Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have developed a low-cost 3-D bioprinter by modifying a standard desktop 3-D...

Newfound ‘organ’ had been missed by standard method for visualizing anatomy

Credit: Illustration by Jill Gregory. Printed with permission from Mount Sinai Health System, licensed under CC-BY-ND. Researchers have identified a...

Kent physiotherapist contributes to guidelines for knee cartilage treatment

Produced by the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) and featuring a contribution from Dr Karen Hambly, a chartered physiotherapist and...

Narcissists don’t hunt for partners who are already taken — but it doesn’t stop them

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Narcissists aren't necessarily on the hunt for partners who are already in a relationship - but that...

Smoking in patients with heart attack reduced with varenicline

In patients who have had a heart attack, the drug varenicline significantly reduced smoking during the following year, found a...

Increase in number of places for local medical students

Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry at Queen Mary University of London has been allocated an additional...

Symposium explores scope, solutions to opioid epidemic

Legislators, law enforcement officials, political leaders and medical experts will address the opioid epidemic during a wide-ranging symposium set for...

Important development could reduce numbers of fish required in toxicology research

Credit: University of Plymouth Scientists have developed a new technique to examine the effects of chemicals on digestive systems of...

Drug reduces inflammation in stroke patients

An anti-inflammatory drug given to patients in the early stages of a stroke has been shown by researchers at The...

Prenatal choline intake increases grey and white matter in piglets

Credit: Stephanie Henry, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - Choline intake during pregnancy can influence infant metabolism and brain development,...

Treatment rates for dangerously high cholesterol remains low