World-wide, Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is responsible for the vast majority of tuberculosis (TB) cases. However, there are several other closely related mycobacterial species that cause...
Credit: Hien et al. Female mosquitoes are well known blood-feeders, but they also consume sugar sources such as nectar, fruits and tree sap. A study...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – In a study of children with brain shunts at Children's of Alabama, a University of Alabama at Birmingham investigational biomarker outperformed the...
Credit: Justin Kelley, University of Missouri Health High blood sugar, also known as hyperglycemia, occurs when the body does not produce enough insulin to turn...
Credit: Jason Richards/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US Department of Energy OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Oct. 16, 2017–SimPath has licensed a novel cloning system developed by the...
When Jackson T. Wright Jr. MD, PhD, began practicing medicine in the 1980's, physicians knew that the risks of high blood pressure were greater in...
Credit: Tommy LaVergne/Rice University Bone cancer patients facing difficult pelvic surgeries at the Texas Medical Center could soon benefit from Rice University research that will...
Credit: American College of Emergency Physicians WASHINGTON — A 6-year-old child who accidentally swallowed liquid nicotine intended for her parents' electronic cigarettes required immediate eme..
Credit: Indiana University BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana University psychologists have shown that a baby's most likely first words are based upon their visual experience, laying...
Credit: Lauren Goddard, PhD, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania PHILADELPHIA –Congenital heart valve defects appear in 2 percent of all live births, making...
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center Participating in twice-weekly practice of Tibetan yoga may reduce sleep disturbances and improve sleep quality in breast cancer patients receiving...
Credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease. DURHAM, N.C. — During World War II, the Soviet Red Army was forced to move their biological...
Credit: (C) 2016, The Health in Aging Foundation Nearly 65 percent of adults aged 50 and over have vision problems. Although we know that poor...
As world leaders convene in Washington, DC this week for the Climate Action 2016 summit, a new report by Maryland public health leaders, the Maryland...
Credit: Photo by Dino Vournas LIVERMORE, Calif.– Gene editing is revolutionizing the bioscience research landscape and holds great promise for "deleting" diseases from human bodies....
