Medical News

Researchers "fact-checking" recommendations by The Dr. Oz show find most not supported by medical evidence. Less than half are backed up by published medical studies, they say.

The 100,000 Genomes Project seeks to create a massive database of the human genetic code. What do researchers hope to find?

Hugs may provide a significant advantage in preventing colds, a new discovery from Carnegie Mellon University reveals.

During his first visit to Ebola struck countries in Africa, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon praised efforts made in fighting the deadly disease but reminded of the ultimate goal of totally eliminating the virus.

A blood test confirms diabetes, but what about blood type? According to French researchers, it could be a possible indicator of risk for type 2 diabetes.

In a study, individuals who get more hugs tend to show less severe symptoms of illness. Researchers explained why hugging has this protective effect.

Baby Kiira has rare genetic condition that makes her virtually untouchable. Skin-to-skin contact could blister and tear her skin.

(The Hebrew University of Jerusalem) A new study of over 17,000 Israelis has found that long-term exposure to the threat of terrorism can elevate people's resting heart rates and increase their risk of dying. The researc...

(Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft) Fraunhofer and Helmholtz jointly managed the start of Knowledge and Innovation Community on raw materials.

(University of California - Riverside) Getting old doesn't spell doom when it comes to making important financial decisions, a team of researchers led by a University of California, Riverside assistant professor report i...

(American College of Cardiology) A blood test to rule out heart attack, an advisory about guidelines for preventing high blood pressure, cutting edge research on a new class of cholesterol drugs, and a study that found b...

(Penn State) You may think your e-reader is helping you get to sleep at night, but it might actually be harming your quality of sleep, according to researchers.

(Wolters Kluwer Health) Recent guidelines seeking to reduce the use of neuroimaging tests for patients with headaches run the risk of missing or delaying the diagnosis of brain tumors, according to a special article in t...

(Northwestern University) Northwestern University researchers have developed a noninvasive MRI approach that can detect the Alzheimer's disease in a living animal, well before typical Alzheimer's symptoms appear. The res...

(James Cook University) Apps with names like 'Let's get Wasted!' and 'Drink Thin' have led a James Cook University Professor to call for government action on alcohol advertising on mobile devices.

(University of Michigan Health System) By analyzing the DNA and RNA of lung cancers, researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center found that patients whose tumors contained a large number of gene...

(Johns Hopkins Medicine) The risk of developing leukemia after radiation therapy or chemotherapy for early stage breast cancer remains very small, but it is twice as high as previously reported, according to results of a...

(American Friends of Tel Aviv University) The health effects of air pollution are a major concern for urban populations all over the world. A new study from Tel Aviv University provides new evidence linking high exposure...

(Boston University Medical Center) Older adults who have greater heart and lung health also have better memory recall and cognitive capabilities. The study, which appears online in the Journal of Gerontology, examines th...

(American Academy of Sleep Medicine) A new study is the first to show that insomnia symptoms mediate the relationship between alcohol use and suicide risk, and that this mediation is moderated by gender. The study sugges...

(Henry Ford Health System) A Henry Ford Hospital study, presented recently at the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons meeting in Dallas, found that injecting a newer long-acting numbing medicine called liposoma...

(The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine) A new test may reveal which patients will respond to treatment for graft versus host disease (GVHD), an often life-threatening complication of stem cell transpl...