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The healing powers of poop are now available in pill form -- and a new study has found that just two days of the treatment can cure a dangerous infection that kills 14,000 Americans per year. The pills take the place of ...

"Alzheimer's in a dish" replicates the events that lead to the development of Alzheimer's and offers a fast and more effective option for testing drugs that could potentially stop the progression of the disease.

A US Airways passenger who joked that he has Ebola and that he came from Africa was escorted by men in full hazmat suits upon his arrival in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.

The JFK Airport in New York has started implementing enhanced Ebola screening for passengers coming from Ebola-struck West African nations.

(The JAMA Network Journals) In patients with Alzheimer disease, increased cerebrospinal fluid levels of orexin, which helps regulate the sleep-wake cycle, may be associated with sleep deterioration, which appears to be a...

(University of Kansas) Researchers describe the oldest identified lamprey fossils displaying the creature in stages of pre-metamorphosis and metamorphosis.

(Elsevier Health Sciences) There has been much interest in the potential for using probiotic bacteria for treating skin diseases and other disorders. Japanese researchers have now found that milk that has been fermented ...

(Penn State) The discovery of a 'maternal age effect' could be used to predict the accumulation of mitochondrial DNA mutations in maternal egg cells -- and the transmission of these mutations to children. These mutations...

(American Academy of Neurology) A new guideline from the American Academy of Neurology and the American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine recommends guidance on how doctors should evaluate the ful...

(American College of Cardiology) Men and women have different cardiovascular and psychological reactions to mental stress, according to a study of men and women who were already being treated for heart disease.

(American Heart Association) Living near a major road was associated with an increased risk of sudden cardiac death in women. Environmental exposure may increase heart disease risk as much as smoking, poor diet or obesit...

(University of California - San Diego) Long assumed to be destructive to tissues and cells, 'free radicals' generated by the cell's mitochondria -- the energy producing structures in the cell -- are actually beneficial t...

(BMJ-British Medical Journal) Nearly one in three lung cancer patients in the UK dies within three months of diagnosis, despite having visited their family doctor several times beforehand, reveals an analysis of primary ...

(The JAMA Network Journals) A study of teenagers suggests there is no association between physical activity and the development of depressive symptoms later in adolescence.

(University College London) Poor oral health affecting athletes' general health and performance shows 'no signs of improvement' and must be remedied, say a group of UCL-led health experts and sporting bodies.In a consens...

(Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center) A new study finds that the hormone FGF21 is a reliable predictor of fructose metabolism and could, in essence, provide the basis for a 'fructose tolerance test.'

(University of California - San Francisco) The application of a new, precise way to turn genes on and off within cells is likely to lead to a better understanding of diseases and possibly to new therapies, according to U...

(Scripps Research Institute) A new study by scientists from The Scripps Research Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and other institutions suggests a cause of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lo...

(University of Montreal) Scientists at the Institut de recherches cliniques de Montreal and the University of Montreal discovered a mechanism that promotes the progression of medulloblastoma, the most common brain tumor ...

(University College London) Using stents to keep neck arteries open is just as effective as invasive neck surgery for long-term prevention of fatal and disabling strokes, reports an international trial led by University ...

(Duke University Medical Center) Researchers have known for decades that stress contributes to heart disease. But a new analysis by researchers at Duke Medicine shows mental stress may tax women's hearts more than men's....

(The JAMA Network Journals) Adults in the United States suffered from approximately 14 million major medical conditions attributable to smoking.