Credit: Massachusetts Eye and Ear Boston, Mass. --Massachusetts Eye and Ear researchers have shown that mifepristone, a drug currently FDA-approved for chemical abortion, prevents the...
Credit: LSU LSU researchers have discovered a new relationship between climate change, monarch butterflies and milkweed plants. It turns out that warming temperatures don't just...
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - A decade or so ago, scientists discovered genes they thought could be turned on to make plants take up...
Bottom Line: Loss of wealth over two years among middle-aged and older adults in the U.S. was associated with an increased risk of death. Why...
Bottom Line: Use of coal, wood or charcoal for cooking and heating in rural China was associated with a greater risk of death, with that...
Credit: Joseph P. Miller WASHINGTON, D.C., April 3, 2018 -- Nearly half of all cancer patients receive radiation therapy to curb the growth of malignant...
CHICAGO --- A sudden loss of net worth in middle or older age is associated with a significantly higher risk of death, reports a new...
Credit: Courtesy: Kai Slaughter Boston, MA-- Arthritis flares - the unpredictable and often sudden worsening of arthritis symptoms -- can be debilitating. These episodes can...
The first-ever chemical analysis of plastic collected from beaches around Lake Geneva detected cadmium, mercury and lead -- sometimes in very high concentrations that exceed...
The longevity and health improvements seen in animals on sulfur amino acid-restricted diets could translate to people, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers...
Credit: University of Guelph University of Guelph researchers have found that the majority of drinking water advisories in First Nations communities across Canada are precautionary,...
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Lewy body dementia is the second most common type of progressive dementia after Alzheimer's disease, but it is underdiagnosed, says Bradley Boeve,...
The discovery will enable scientists to study the breadth and depth of cell biology. This has implications for research into autoimmune diseases like Alzheimer's and...
Credit: Provided by Baycrest Health Sciences When people hear that their memory will worsen as they age, the question on their minds becomes: what can...
Credit: MIT/The Leuko Project CAMBRIDGE, MA -- One of the major side effects of chemotherapy is a sharp drop in white blood cells, which leaves...
