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Credit: Spencer Philiip, EMBL-EBI Following the completion of the Human Genome Project in 2001, scientists and the media described the genome as "the book of...

Credit: Westmead Institute for Medical Research New research into Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) - also known as motor neuron disease - shows that specific immune...

Engineers at wastewater recycling plants can rest easy knowing that their methods for minimizing the formation of a potent carcinogen are targeting the right chemical...

CAMBRDIGE, MASS.--A team of researchers led by an MIT economist has found that medical expenses account for roughly 4 percent of bankruptcy filings among nonelderly...

Boston, MA-- Hypertension, abnormally high blood pressure, is associated with an increased risk of heart attack and stroke. Many healthcare professionals still believe that incremental...

Credit: Loyola Medicine MAYWOOD, IL - Alcohol use early in the pregnancy by the mother may be a risk factor for a condition in which...

The face of American forests is changing, thanks to climate change-induced shifts in rainfall and temperature that are causing shifts in the abundance of numerous...

(PHILADELPHIA) - Until very recently, Parkinson's had been thought a disease that starts in the brain, destroying motion centers and resulting in the tremors and...

Credit: Children's Hospital Los Angeles LOS ANGELES (March 21, 2018) - Surgeons of The Vision Center at Children's Hospital Los Angeles completed a revolutionary gene...

A new generation of brain scanner, that can be worn like a helmet allowing patients to move naturally whilst being scanned, has been developed by...

Credit: Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital A radiologist's ability to make accurate diagnoses from high-quality diagnostic imaging studies dire..

Credit: Provided by Baycrest Health Sciences Patients who survive a brief cardiac arrest and who appear neurologically intact should nonetheless receive a detailed neuropsychological assessment...

Many patients are discharged from the hospital with pending tests. For example, a patient may be awaiting biopsy results for a mass that may turn...

Older adults often complain about forgetting, but Penn State psychologists suggest that another problem may be misremembering. In a study, the researchers found that as...

Credit: Melody Kroll, MU Division of Biological Sciences A team of University of Missouri neuroscientists are inching closer to developing the tools needed to decipher...