Medical News

A study published today on the safety of human breast milk bought over the Internet found that 10 percent of samples contained added cow's milk. The discovery that purchased samples of human milk may be purposely "topped...

Exposure to high levels of ionizing radiation is extremely bad for human health. Witness the effects of acute radiation sickness suffered by early scientists studying radioactive elements, or by survivors of atomic bomb ...

It's a new lease on life! A man is the second to receive an artificial heart transplant in France and he's doing great eight months after the procedure.

Cases of malignant melanoma are up, and Cancer Research UK has associated the increase with the prevalence of cheap holiday packages back in the day.

The USDA warns of increased risk of the H5N2 virus in birds and poultry in Texas and surrounding states.

The antibiotic-resistant superbug MRSA becomes more resistant to immune defenses after exposure to cigarette smoke, according to a new study.

(Northwestern University) Childhood cancer survivors have increased, but the majority of those who have survived face chronic health problems, diseases and disability related to treatment, reports a new study. The study ...

(University of Vermont) A new study published in the Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology shows that a subset of pre-psychopathic youth, who appear callous and unemotional to others, are actually masking an unmanageable ...

(Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center) A commonly prescribed antidepressant caused up to a six-fold increase in atherosclerosis plaque in the coronary arteries of non-human primates, according to a study by researchers at ...

(American Society for Radiation Oncology) Long-term analysis of Radiation Therapy Oncology Group 9903 demonstrates that the addition of erythropoietin did not improve local-regional control for anemic patients with head ...

(Entomological Society of America) Out of 295 ticks collected from the noses of lemurs in Madagascar, 100 percent of them were male. The chosen location may provide a convenient jump-off point for male ticks to switch ho...

(University of Waterloo) Restricting the number of innings young Major League Baseball pitchers throw does not prevent injuries, according to new research from the University of Waterloo. The study, published in the Jour...

(American Society for Horticultural Science) Researchers evaluated the impact of organic fertilizer source on growth, fruit quality, and yield of two blackberry cultivars grown in a machine-harvested, organic production ...

(University of Edinburgh) Multiple sclerosis patients could one day benefit from treatments that boost their brain function, a study suggests.

(NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) Scientists funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases have identified a cellular receptor for rhinovirus C, a cold-causing virus that i...

(Nanyang Technological University) Pushing new frontiers in dementia research, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore scientists have found a new way to treat dementia by sending electrical impulses to specific area...

(The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine) A new blood test may more accurately identify blood signatures, or biomarkers, for Parkinson's disease, according to a new study published in the journal Moveme...

(University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio) Diet soda consumption may not keep weight off, especially around the waist in older individuals, a new study from The University of Texas Health Science Center a...

(University of Michigan Health System) A new project provides free access to educational materials to support obstetrician-gynecologist training in Africa and improve maternal and newborn care.

(Group Health Research Institute) People at substantial ongoing risk for HIV have a prevention option in addition to practicing safer sex: pre-exposure prophylaxis. Proactively taking a regimen of an HIV antiviral medica...

(American Society for Horticultural Science) A study determined whether a range of plant height can be achieved using controlled water deficit, and investigated possible adverse effects of WD on ornamental qualities of p...

(University of Iowa) University of Iowa researchers have identified a new mechanism that ensures proper cell division in worms. They believe that same process may also be happening in humans and understanding healthy cel...