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Credit: UIC Media Library According to new research from the University of Illinois at Chicago, about one in five children regularly use prescription medications, and...

Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Aug. 27, 2018) - Problems like obesity and alcoholism appear to chronically trigger in the liver...

Credit: Christian Giese Night time light pollution is rapidly increasing across the world. Nocturnal animals are likely to be especially affected but how they respond...

Credit: Virginia Tech/Gourdie lab Scientists at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute (VTCRI) have found evidence that may disrupt conventional understanding about how electrical activity...

The role of aspirin in preventing a first heart attack or stroke among people at moderate risk of heart disease remains unclear. At the 2018...

Credit: Hamilton Health Sciences HAMILTON, ON (August 26, 2018) - Patients with cardiovascular disease who develop major internal bleeding are much more likely to be...

New York, NY (August 27, 2018) - The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation, a non-profit organization focused on supporting innovative early career researchers, named 18...

For the first time, investigators report that a weight loss drug led to weight loss without increasing the incidence of heart attacks, strokes and death...

We use them for everything from banking to workouts, and now research from the University of Sydney shows mobile apps could potentially save lives by...

Oxygen therapy does not prevent the development of heart failure. Neither does it reduce the long-term risk of dying for patients with suspected heart attack....

Credit: European Society of Cardiology Munich, Germany - 26 Aug 2018: Impaired mental status is associated with a doubled risk of death one year after...

Credit: European Society of Cardiology Munich, Germany - Aug 26, 2018: Sleeping less than six hours or waking up several times in the night is...

Munich, Germany - Aug. 26, 2018: Middle-aged men who sleep five hours or less per night have twice the risk of developing a major cardiovascular...

Munich, Germany - Aug. 26, 2018: Researchers have found a sweet spot of six to eight hours sleep a night is most beneficial for heart...

Credit: European Society of Cardiology Munich, Germany - Aug. 26, 2018: Long-term use of coal, wood, or charcoal for cooking is associated with an increased...