WASHINGTON -- Providers in the Veterans Health Administration (VA) system vary in their testosterone prescribing practices, according to a study published in the Endocrine Society's...
Credit: Lehigh University Genes provide instructions to cells in the body telling them what to do and not do in order to function optimally. Small...
Credit: Courtesy of Marc Ancrenaz Washington, DC-- Bornean orangutans living in forests impacted by human commerce seek areas of denser canopy enclosure, taller trees, and...
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A technology being developed at Purdue University could provide an affordable, smart, self-learning device that, when placed into existing MRI machines...
Credit: Photo by Steph Adams CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Chemical compounds called cannabinoids are found in marijuana and also are produced naturally in the body from...
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Variants of a gene thought to be linked to longevity appear to influence aging into the 90s, but do not appear to...
The first large-scale genetic study of Escherichia coli (E. coli) cultured from patients with bloodstream infections in England showed that drug resistant 'superbugs' are not...
Globally, the health and well-being of women, children and adolescents are improving faster than at any point in history, even in the poorest nations. The...
A new test is the best-to-date in differentiating Zika virus infections from infections caused by similar viruses. The antibody-based assay, developed by researchers at UC...
Credit: LSU Health New Orleans Neuroscience Center of Excellence New Orleans, LA - Understanding how dietary essential fatty acids work may lead to effective treatments...
For decades, researchers have known that the primate brain is organized into "maps" for each of the different senses: one of the body for touch,...
Credit: Jeremy Vincentius Suhardi, Harris Orthopædics Laboratory, Massachusetts General Hospital A team of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators has developed an antibiotic-releasing p..
Arlington, Va., July 18, 2017 - You can lead a doctor to disinfection, but how do you get them to clean...or wipe ....or swab a...
The ways in which negative attitudes about aging can affect people's health and quality of life are the focus of 12 peer-reviewed research papers in...
Credit: LSU Coastal Sustainability Studio LSU researchers lead two of the four projects awarded funding today from the National Academies of Sciences' Gulf Research Program...
