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Today, almost two thirds of deaths in Switzerland are not unexpected. How does the cultural context specific to each linguistic region influence end-of-life decisions? Researchers...

Credit: The University of Hong Kong Antimicrobial resistance posed by "superbugs" has been a major public health issue of global concern. Drug-resistant infections kill around...

Despite being very effective and widely used, radiation oncology treatment still suffers from a lack of collective knowledge on how some treatments affects patients' functioning,...

Credit: Boston Children's Hospital Astronomers developed a "guide star" adaptive optics technique to obtain the most crystal-clear and precise telescopic images of distant galaxies, stars...

AURORA, Colo. (April 20, 2018) - A new study of the KhoeSan of Southern Africa has improved the understanding of immune diversity among the oldest...

Credit: Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University Nature endowed the human with an unique protective system, the immunity. It is capable to protect the body...

Credit: IOF The new interactive Global Map of Dietary Calcium Intake in Adults, launched today by the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF), reveals that many populations...

Ljubljana, Slovenia - 20 April 2018: Faster walking patients with heart disease are hospitalised less, according to research presented today at EuroPrevent 2018, a European...

Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (April 20, 2018) - An experimental compound appears to improve stroke outcome by reducing the destructive...

Credit: Georgia Tech / Allison Carter A remote command could one day send immune cells on a rampage against a malignant tumor. The ability to...

A study of nearly half a million people has revealed that muscular strength, measured by handgrip, is an indication of how healthy our brains are....

CHAPEL HILL, NC - A new study published today in the journal PLOS ONE details how a compound called EP055 binds to sperm proteins to...

A community's ability to cope with mass casualty incidents (MCIs) is very dependent on the capacity and capability of its hospitals for handling a sudden...

Credit: UC San Diego Health An epidemiological study conducted by researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Seoul National University suggests...

Credit: FSU Photography Services TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- An alarming spike in suicides among U.S. military service members and veterans over the past 15 years is...