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(Karolinska Institutet) Cancer researchers and immunologists at Sweden's Karolinska Institutet have discovered how cancer cells can infiltrate the lymphatic system by 'disguising' themselves as immune cells (white blood ...

(Wiley) Individuals who had cancer as a child may be at increased risk of being obese due to the therapies they received during their youth.

Be careful who you trust with that stool sample; it could be used to identify you. Researchers say they've found a way to tell people apart based on the population of bacteria in their poop. They say it works about 86 pe...

Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) is a common treatment option for patients with advanced stage prostate cancer. But nearly 80 percent of patients who receive ADT report experiencing hot flashes during and after treatme...

A famous psychologist believed that excessive, solitary consumption of pornography and video games is extremely inhibiting young boys' social development. Video games and pornography have been secured virtual locations f...

Doctors successfully separated conjoined twins in February this year and discharged one of the twins just in time for Mother's Day. The other twin remains in the hospital for the next few months.

Julie Fitzgerald took a photo of her son and saw that the whole pupil of his eye was white prompting her to bring her son to a specialist. It turned out her son has a cancer that could have spread to his blood and brain ...

Consumption of junk food disrupts the balance of good gut bacteria that helps a person to remain thin. Professor Tim Spector has released a new book that links microbes, food and health for addressing obesity.

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and University of North Carolina (UNC) partner together to accelerate research on curing AIDS. A successful cure for HIV/AIDS will make a big impact in the medical industry.

Infectious disease names such as bird flu and monkey pox don't do the disease or the consumer much good, says a world health group. They also can taint the species and bring about negative repercussions.

Giants Manager Bruce Bochy says he supports the move. Some players say the habit may be hard to kick, though they say they'll attempt to bide by the ban.

Liberia, site of many deaths in the recent Ebola outbreak in West Africa, is now free of Ebola, the World Health Organization has declared. What about neighboring countries of Sierra Leona and Guinea?

A bedtime routine results in better sleep for young children. The practice is also associated with decreased daytime behavioral problems and sleep problems.

(Dana-Farber Cancer Institute) Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center has joined a clinical trial of immunotherapy for children with relapsed or treatment-resistant acute lymphoblastic leukemia (...

(Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health) Physicians treating hospitalized patients for conditions unrelated to the kidneys should pay close attention to common blood and urine tests for kidney functio...

(Massachusetts General Hospital) A new study finds that men with prostate cancer that has spread to nearby lymph nodes can benefit from the addition of radiation therapy to treatments that block the effects of testostero...

(St. Jude Children's Research Hospital) Childhood cancer survivors -- especially those whose treatment included brain irradiation or chemotherapy with glucocorticoids -- are 14 percent more likely to be obese than their ...

(American Geriatrics Society) The AGS Annual Scientific Meeting is the premier educational event in geriatrics, providing the latest information on clinical care, research on aging, and innovative models of care delivery...

(Wolters Kluwer Health) What are the most influential studies on surgery of the lower (lumbar) spine? The 'top 100' research papers in lumbar spine are counted down in a special review in the May 15 issue of Spine, publi...

(American Chemical Society) More than 25 million people rely on Adderall™ and other similar drugs to help treat narcolepsy, depression and attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder. But how does amphetamine, the act...

(Washington State University) After tracking 1,500 households and their livestock in 10 western Kenyan villages for one year, researchers found a strong relationship between the number of illnesses among family members a...

(BioMed Central) BioMed Central is pleased to partner with the Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy in publishing the open access journal Renal Replacement Therapy. The journal will publish its first articles in late 20...