Health

Nine of out of ten Accident and Emergency (A&E) departments are failing to identify young people with alcohol problems, preventing...

Credit: Buddha Basnyat Philadelphia, PA, June 19, 2017 - Trekking and mountain climbing are quickly growing in popularity, but.one of...

When you look at a picture of a mug, the neurons that store your memory of what a mug is...

Credit: National University of Singapore Physical frailty is common among the elderly and is strongly associated with cognitive impairment, dementia...

Credit: Boston Medical Center BOSTON-- Only one in four young adults and teens with opioid use disorder (OUD) are receiving...

Amsterdam, NL, June 19, 2017 - Spasticity, uncontrolled muscle contractions, is a common disorder experienced by patients with spinal cord...

Experts have called for large-scale studies into altering the make-up of bacteria in the gut, after a review showed that...

Dispensing buprenorphine and naltrexone to adolescents and young adults with opioid use disorder has increased over time, although the medications...

Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University A federally funded research effort to revolutionize water treatment has yielded an off-grid technology that uses...

Credit: American Academy of Ophthalmology SAN FRANCISCO - June 19, 2017 -- A new study suggests that most people with...

Gift cards offered as financial incentives helped to increase viral suppression in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive patients in a community-based...

Credit: University of Michigan ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Nearly a third of U.S. adults have celebrated their 50th birthday -...

Environments which incite narratives of loss of control and hypersexuality compromise the ability to counter sexual offending, research suggests. The...

Scientists have discovered a new type of immune cell that could predict which lung cancer patients will benefit most from...

TORONTO, ON - Cell biologists at the University of Toronto (U of T) have discovered animals can adapt their ability...

Flying a plane should come with a health warning, according to research led by the University of Stirling. A new...

Credit: The Scripps Research Institute JUPITER, FL - June 19, 2017 - Scientists on the Florida campus of The Scripps...

Rhabdomyosarcoma, a cancer made up of cells that normally develop into skeletal muscles, is the most common soft tissue cancer...

Vienna, Austria - 19 June 2017: A novel smartphone application (app) has been developed that can direct first responders to...

WHAT: Researchers have identified mutations in a gene called CARD11 that lead to atopic dermatitis, or eczema, an allergic skin...