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Credit: Courtesy of Chay Kuo, Duke University. DURHAM, N.C. -- Viruses may spark hydrocephalus by exploiting a suprising weakness of cells that circulate fluid in...

Doctors, health organizations, and the Surgeon General all agree that exercise is good for the heart -- but the reasons why are still not well...

CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Since the 1960s, researchers have been interested in the possibility of treating type 1 diabetes by transplanting islet cells -- the pancreatic...

BOSTON - April 25, 2018 - NovaDigm Therapeutics, a company developing innovative immuno-therapeutics and preventative vaccines for fungal and bacterial infections, today announced the publication...

A new systematic review of available evidence appearing in Nutrition Reviews indicates that consuming protein supplements with meals may be more effective at promoting weight...

Direct-to-consumer telemedicine is a viable way to deliver medical care in the days following a natural disaster, although most people who use such services do...

Zika virus. Ebola virus. Influenza. SARS and MERS corona viruses. Existing and emerging viral diseases are an increasing problem, particularly in developing countries. The World...

Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (April 25, 2018) - A daily dose of baking soda may help reduce the destructive inflammation...

Credit: Case Western Reserve University The federal government spends an estimated $55 billion annually on dealing with the effects of childhood exposure to domestic violence,...

Many people of African heritage are protected against malaria by inheriting a particular version of a gene, a large-scale study has shown. Another variation of...

Credit: UIC/Jenny Fontaine Doctors at the University of Illinois Hospital have cured seven adult patients of sickle cell disease, an inherited blood disorder primarily affecting...

INDIANAPOLIS -- New research shows that patients in the hospital are eager to collaborate with clinicians to track their health data. Traditionally, clinicians have been...

Credit: Bart van Overbeeke/Eindhoven University of Technology Drilling out a hole in the skull base has to be done with great precision and often takes...

April 24, 2018 - About 2.6 million American children and adolescents had diagnosed anxiety and/or depression in 2011-12, reports an analysis of nationwide data in...

An investigational drug in clinical trials for rheumatoid arthritis prevents a common, life-threatening side effect of stem cell transplants, new research from Washington University School...