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Researchers at Brigham Young University recently uncovered how DNA can tell us how long we will live, as well as if we're at risk for certain diseases, such as emphysema.

A number of diseases can easily be prevented with vaccines, including measles. The University of California is one of foremost academic institutions stepping up to ensure the safety of students.

Don't go chomping on a handful of chili peppers just yet, but there may be help for hopeful dieters in those fiery little Native American fruits.

Despite a supposedly improving national economy, a report by the American Psychological Association has revealed that most Americans are still stressed because of money.

Engineers from Columbia University developed the dongle, a portable device that can turn an iPhone into a mobile laboratory that can diagnose sexually transmitted diseases such as HIV and syphilis in as little as 15 minu...

The infection rates of whooping cough are three times to five times higher in a large suburb in Sacramento, raising concerns that the current vaccine for the disease may have lost its potency.

A new study has found an association between drinking more coffee and reduced risks for endometrial cancer but this does not mean that women should go ahead increasing their caffeine intake. Here are some reasons why.

Family and friends have set up a donation page where you can help fund the medical bills and provide support for the young couple's two little girls.

Medicare will pay for the lung cancer screening by low-dose CT of smokers on certain conditions. The move could save many lives, advocates say.

(Columbia University Medical Center) The drug Gleevec (imatinib mesylate) is well known not only for its effectiveness against chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) and acute lymphoblastic leukemia, but also for the story behin...

(University of Michigan Health System) What should doctors wear? And how does something as simple as their choice of a suit, scrubs or slacks influence how patients view them? A new analysis takes a comprehensive look --...

(Yale University) Middle-school children who consume heavily sweetened energy drinks are 66 percent more likely to be at risk for hyperactivity and inattention symptoms, a new study led by the Yale School of Public Healt...

(Cleveland Clinic) A research team led by Paul Marasco, Ph.D., of Cleveland Clinic's Lerner Research Institute, has won a $2.5 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. The contract was awarded...

(Cell Transplantation Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair) Researchers found that transplanted human umbilical cord blood cells (HUCBCs) are beneficial in preventing neuron loss when the Akt signaling pathway...

(American Gastroenterological Association) Chronic narcotic use is more than twice as prevalent in children with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), compared with children without this disease, according to a new study pub...

(University of Southern California - Health Sciences) For the first time, Keck Medicine of the University of Southern California cancer researchers have traced the origins of colorectal cancer cells, finding important cl...

(Entomological Society of America) Rice growers now have a new resource for controlling the rice water weevil, the most harmful insect pest of rice in the United States and many other parts of the world.

(University of Arizona) Despite the risk of being bullied, coming out in high school is better for students' well-being in the long-run, according to a new study by University of Arizona researcher Stephen Russell. Stude...

(Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center) Research led by Charles Nichols, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics at the LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, has found th...

(University of Michigan Health System) A set of guidelines developed to help standardized lung cancer screening would have generated considerably fewer false-positives than the National Lung Screening Trial produced, acc...

(American College of Surgeons) Breast cancer patients who undergo a mastectomy should receive subsequent radiation treatment if their cancer has spread to four or more nearby lymph nodes, however, according to a new stud...

(Buck Institute for Age Research) Rapamycin extends lifespan in mice up to 30 percent, making it of major interest to scientists studying aging. But long term use of rapamycin, approved for use in several disease indicat...