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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Feb. 11, 2019 - Researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Health have identified a novel mechanism and potential new therapeutic target for Alzheimer's...

Another reason to exercise!Credit: John Soares BOSTON - (February 11, 2019) - It's well-known that exercise improves health, but understanding how it makes you healthier...

Researchers turn to newlywed couples to unravel questions about the chemistry of empathy and bonding Love can make us do crazy things. It often prompts...

Active surveillance nearly tripled in men with low-risk prostate diseaseCredit: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Many men with low-risk prostate cancer who most likely previously would have...

With the safety of countless lives at stake, MU researchers find that smartphone sensors can be the solution to monitor infrastructure such as crumbling roads...

Credit: Lindsay France/Cornell University ITHACA, N.Y. - By discovering the culprit behind decreased blood flow in the brain of people with Alzheimer's, biomedical engineers at...

Credit: Kent State University Many homes today include safety devices like smoke, radon and carbon monoxide detectors to warn us of threats our senses might...

Scientists have discovered a critical part of the body's immune system with potentially major implications for the treatment of some of the most devastating diseases...

Credit: K Salem et al., University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI Physicians may soon have a new way to measure...

Bottom Line: National guidelines in 2010 began advocating conservative management of low-risk prostate cancer with active surveillance or watchful waiting (AS/WW) as an alternative to radiation...

Disruptive behaviors in childhood are among the most prevalent and costly mental health problems in industrialized countries and are associated with significant negative long-term outcomes...

Rice University, Buenos Aires, Heidelberg labs show enzymes need multiple levels of frustration to functionCredit: Maria Feiberger/University of Buenos Aires HOUSTON - (Feb. 11, 2019)...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), gestational diabetes affects an estimated 2 - 10% of pregnancies in the United States. If...

Fossils dating back 2.1 billion years provide first ever evidence of movement in multicellular organisms Ancient fossils of the first ever organisms to exhibit movement...

Credit: George Poinar Jr. CORVALLIS, Ore. - The anopheline mosquitoes that carry malaria were present 100 million years ago, new research shows, potentially shedding fresh...