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Obese mothers who lose weight through bariatric surgery can have safer deliveries. The positive effects are many, including fewer caesarean sections, infections, tears and haemorrhages,...

Credit: UCR School of Medicine. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Pacific Islanders, who trace their roots to the native peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, and other Pacific...

Credit: Jonathan Bailey, NHGRI Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center have shown that autologous fecal microbiota transplantation (auto-FMT) is a safe and effective way...

Credit: Leah Small, VCU Public Affairs With the help of a $2.1 million grant, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Nursing researchers will study how a...

Credit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Severe weather events, such as summer hurricanes, tornadoes, and winter snow storms often result in widespread and prolonged power outages,...

Credit: Kim Sokoloff Rutgers researchers have discovered a new mechanism that may contribute to Alzheimer's disease and traumatic brain injury. They now hope to launch...

Credit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS -- A partnership between Indiana University School of Medicine and the Regenstrief Institute is one of 11 U.S. recipients selected to...

Credit: Joe Mendoza/CSU Photography Colorado State University Professor Joel Berger chases winter, year-round. Unlike the surfers in the 1966 movie, "The Endless Summer," he isn't...

Credit: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine The odds of a black or Hispanic patient visiting an outpatient dermatologist are about half that of...

It has long been known that there are many physical and mental health benefits of breastfeeding for mothers and babies. But can these benefits be...

Children with autism often find social interactions awkward, leaving them isolated. Now in a study appearing in ACS' Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, scientists report that...

Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading infectious cause of death worldwide, killing roughly 1.6 million people in 2017. In the past 200 years, TB claimed the...

Credit: University of Houston The discovery of lead in Flint, Michigan's drinking water drew renewed attention to the health risks posed by the metal. Now...

WASHINGTON (Sept. 26, 2018) -- The metropolitan Washington, D.C. region currently experiences health inequities related to access to care in underserved areas, disparities in chronic...

The small intestine is a hotbed of microbial activity and a target of probiotic treatments for diarrhea, inflammatory bowel disease and irritable bowel syndrome, among...