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The human placenta is an organ unlike any other. During the course of nine months it is formed by the embryo, sustains life and then...

Credit: Photo courtesy Michael T. Martin. ATHENS, GA – Controlled environment agriculture is rapidly becoming an important part of the global food system. For example,...

CINCINNATI – Researchers report in the journal Cancer Cell an experimental therapy that in laboratory tests on human cells and mouse models stops aggressive, treatment-resistant...

Choosing what shirt to buy, what to order for lunch or whether to go with the hearty red wine or the lighter white all involve...

Reston, Va. – A recent study reported in the May issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine demonstrates that Ga-68 DOTATATE PET/CT scans are superior...

CAMBRIDGE, MA — Scientists at MIT, Massachusetts General Hospital, Living Proof, and Olivo Labs have developed a new material that can temporarily protect and tighten...

The Ottawa Rules, a set of rules used around the world to help health professionals decide when to order x-rays and CT scans, are now...

Credit: University of Tsukuba Tsukuba, Japan – The inability to adequately respond to infection can cause a whole-body state of inflammation known as sepsis. This...

A new study indicates that cancer may have negative impacts on both the physical and mental health of individuals as they age. Published early online...

A team of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators has developed a device with the potential of shortening the time required to rapidly diagnose pathogens responsible...

The development of antiretroviral therapy, a combination of drugs that slows the replication of HIV in the body, has transformed the treatment of this infection....

A new addition in the growing number of studies using brain organoids to understand how the Zika virus leads to microcephaly reveals that human neural...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently concluded that Zika virus infection in pregnant women can stunt neonatal brain development, leading to babies...

Men with low levels of the male sex hormone testosterone need not fear that testosterone replacement therapy will increase their risk of prostate cancer. This...

Credit: Dowall et al. The ongoing Zika virus (ZIKV) epidemic with its link to birth defects and serious immune disease has created an urgent need...