Health

HERSHEY, Pa. — Medications like dextromethorphan, used to treat coughs caused by cold and flu, could potentially be repurposed to...

WHAT: A newly published paper in The Lancet shows that an experimental vaccine against Marburg virus (MARV) was safe and...

To many, EV stands for “electric vehicle.” To researchers at Harvard University and the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, it’s shorthand for...

COVID-19 was the underlying cause of death for more than 940,000 people in the US, including over 1,300 deaths among...

Often debilitating, chronic pain is one of the most common reasons individuals seek medical help. About 65 million adults in...

As the number of children born with a vision-impairing condition known as optic nerve hypoplasia (ONH) increases, scientists with the Fralin...

Whether you call them comfort foods, highly processed foods, junk foods, empty calories or just some of Americans’ favorite foods...

Denver, Colo. – The Obesity Medicine Association (OMA), the clinical and educational leader in the care of patients with obesity,...

Fukuoka, Japan—Researchers in Japan have uncovered the mechanism for how the measles virus can cause subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, or SSPE,...

A large clinical study is now beginning on an approved drug for treating psoriasis. The drug will be tested on...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECredit: Sanjay Jain Lab FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Findings from a Johns Hopkins Children’s Center study in animal models...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Jan. 27, 2023 – A good night’s sleep is crucial to health and well-being. Numerous research studies have...

According to a randomized controlled study, published in Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, physicians who practiced the...

PHILADELPHIA (January 26, 2023) – Developmental disorders, disabilities, and delays are common outcomes for infants with complex congenital heart disease....

Infants born preterm reach similar BMI as their peers born term by adolescence, according to a meta-analysis of 253,810 individuals from...

The implementation of the two-tier soft drinks industry levy in the UK in 2018 was associated with an 8% reduction...

Researchers of the Human Brain Project (HBP) have published a new study in Science Translational Medicine presenting advanced brain modelling...

Human brain atlases can be used by medical professionals to track normative trends over time and to pinpoint crucial aspects...

Methylmalonic aciduria (MMA) is a metabolic disorder that affects approximately one in 90,000 newborns; both parents must carry a genetic...

A group of researchers from the Graduate School of Medicine at Nagoya University in Japan have discovered the impact of...