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When you lock lips with that special person, you're not only sharing your bubbling passions, but also your unique blend of oral bacteria. In a study that's sure to stoke the flames of love, scientists discovered that lov...

Premature birth is now a leading cause of death in children worldwide. A new study shows that in 2013, premature birth surpassed individual infectious diseases as the cause for death in infants and young children.

(IOS Press) Two simple tests conducted during the neurological exam can help clinicians differentiate between early-stage Parkinson's disease and atypical parkinsonism. By asking patients to perform a tandem gait test an...

Chemotherapy has been traditionally used for treating cancer but in certain forms of ovarian cancer, it is best carried out with a dose of the drug Avastin.

Extended dual anti-platelet therapy (DAPT) can reduce risks of in-stent thrombosis and myocardial infarction. The treatment followed by stent placement is usually between 6 and 12 months.

Secondhand smoke from marijuana is as bad as secondhand cigarette smoke. It can damage blood vessels and heart.

Children may face adverse health effects such as seizures and heart problems after energy drinks consumption. Some of the energy drinks can include up to 400 milligrams of caffeine per can or bottle.

A Norovirus outbreak struck Princess Cruises' Crown Princess Ship again just a few months after its first bout with the infection this year. Nearly 170 people on board fell ill during the month-long journey to Tahiti and...

A lesson on circulatory system wherein Michelle Digman taught her class how to find their pulse has turned out to be a lifesaver. Her student Tashawn Roberts felt a lump on his neck that turned out to be an aneurysms tha...

(University of Washington Health Sciences/UW Medicine) The draft sequence of the ferret genome provides genetic information important to the study of respiratory disorders. Scientists are now able to examine the network ...

(Brandeis University) Brandeis biology professor Nelson Lau and his lab recently published two studies on the PIWI pathway, exploring how PIWI proteins distinguish transposons from normal DNA and how transposable element...

(Mayo Clinic) The investigational drug ixazomib taken orally in combination with lenalidomide and dexamethasone shows promise in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma, according to the results of a phase 1/2 stu...

(Loyola University Health System) The layer of fat around the outside of the heart is more closely associated with atrial fibrillation than the most common measure of obesity, body mass index, a study has found.

(University of Helsinki) An international research consortium has discovered a new gene underlying progressive myoclonus epilepsy, one of the most devastating forms of epilepsy. The study showed that a single mutation in...

(Wiley) Organs can become significantly damaged during transplantation, but a new article published in the British Journal of Surgery offers a protective strategy that could keep them safe and allow them to function opti...

(University of Michigan) Researchers at the University of Michigan have discovered how a previously unknown hormone serves as a messenger from fat cells to the liver and are investigating the potential of developing a ne...

(Edelman Public Relations) iRhythm Technologies, Inc. announced today that study results presented during the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions showed an association between a high burden of atrial fibrillat...

(University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine) Black patients who have been diagnosed with heart failure are no less likely than white patients to get atrial fibrillation (an irregular heartbeat, or arrhythmia), accordi...

(Penn State) Increasing the amount of omega-3s in your diet, whether from fish or flax, will likely decrease your risk of getting heart disease, according to Penn State nutritionists.

(University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine) Most patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) -- small devices placed in a person's chest to help treat irregular heartbeats with electrical pulses, or ...

(Fleishman-Hillard, Inc.) New research in the international medical journal CHEST showed patients had reduced hospital stays, medical costs and returns to the hospital.

(Access to Medicine Foundation) The world's leading pharmaceutical companies are doing more to improve access to medicine in developing countries, with a raft of new initiatives, scale-ups and innovations over the last t...