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PORTLAND, Ore. - New research suggests patients nearing the end of their lives because of a "life-limiting illness" such as cancer or heart disease may...

Credit: Christina Corbaci, TSRI WHAT: A 10-year Lassa virus research project has yielded structural and functional details of a key viral surface protein that could...

Cannabis smokers often report that they use the drug to relax or relieve stress, but few studies provide clinical evidence of these effects. Now, researchers...

Credit: Osaka University Osaka - Malaria caused by Plasmodium parasites is a life-threatening infectious disease that kills at least half a million people annually while...

Chicago...Children with differences of sex development (DSD) are born with reproductive organs that are not typically male or female. They may face infertility from abnormal...

ANN ARBOR, Mich.- In some states, patients who test positive for chlamydia or gonorrhea leave the clinic with not only a prescription for themselves, but...

Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Looking to improve the success rate of assisted reproductive technologies, researchers at Baylor College of Medicine investigated in more detail...

(Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan) A new analysis finds that nearly three-quarters of 500 patients with advanced cancer could be referred to a potential...

Recreational runners are less likely to experience knee and hip osteoarthritis compared to sedentary individuals and competitive runners, according to a new study published in...

Credit: Nathan Bennett/University of Washington As the United Nations Oceans Conference convenes in New York, a new paper calls on marine scientists to focus on...

Credit: Miao-Hsueh Chen, Baylor College of Medicine When it gets cold around you, your body turns up the heat to maintain its normal temperature. The...

Washington (June 1, 2017)--The United States withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement will greatly undermine the global effort to prevent and mitigate the devastating impact...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Children or teens with autism spectrum disorders often come to hospitals when behavioral episodes overwhelm the support that caregivers can provide at...

Credit: Courtesy of Zaghloul lab, NIH/NINDS. In a pair of studies, scientists at the National Institutes of Health explored how the human brain stores and...

Psoriasis is an incurable chronic disease with a hereditary component, in which the body's immune system attacks parts of the skin. This leads to scaly...