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Nine out of 10 cancers are caused by environmental and lifestyle risk factors, a new study found. Contrary to previous scientific claims that cancer development is due to bad luck, researchers discovered that cancer risk...

A Monell Center study found that overweight or obese children had a greater sugar sensitivity than other kids. This broke the prevailing belief that the obese would need higher sugar amounts to achieve the same sweet ple...

Physician-assisted death should be recorded on medical certificates of death in Canada in the event that assisted dying becomes legal, according to an analysis in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).

Boston researchers enrolled a panel of neuropathologists to blindly review slides from 25 tau brain deposits using a provisional diagnostic criteria. For the first time, the panel concluded the unique brain signature of ...

Basaglar diabetes drug is a long-acting, man-made human insulin therapy recently approved by the FDA. It is made by Eli Lilly in partnership with Boehringer Ingelheim as a cheaper version of Sanofi's Lantus drug.

Researchers found that salt water is much better at cleaning wounds compared to soap and water. In a new study, postsurgical patients who used saline solution to wash their wounds had lower reoperation rates.

The ketogenic diet is not only a bodybuilding regimen, but it can also be used in treating schizophrenia, as a new study revealed. Researchers in Australia said many benefits come from this weightloss diet.

A new CDC report published in the New England Journal of Medicine stated that a number of Ebola survivors still suffered from chronic health issues for months following their release from the hospital. Symptoms include p...

UK-based loans company Buddy Loans has released a video and infographic that outlines how much calories are included in popular fast food options. It also highlights how much exercise people who consume such junk food mu...

The Christmas edition of the 'British Medical Journal' features a study regarding the potential spread of zombie infection. The paper aims to raise awareness on the pathology and epidemiology of infections, which could h...

A customer was horrified after discovering a decomposing frog on her Nando's chicken salad. The restaurant offered the woman a free meal and vouchers after laboratory investigations confirmed that the prepacked salad ind...

HIV prevention just received a new ally dubbed as the 'Super Condom.' A team of Indian-American researchers created a hydrogel-based condom that contains anti-HIV properties that kill the virus in case the condom breaks.

With the holidays approaching, experiencing high stress levels is inevitable. A new study reveals a simple and cost-free way to de-stress: performing acts of kindness.

(Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft) Topics range from esophageal cancer to tic disorders and kidney failure. Four new projects are in June, six more in December. 13.1 million euros in funding has been awarded for the initi...

(Case Western Reserve University) A scientist at Case Western Reserve University Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing will lead a pair of studies to develop more effective treatment for symptoms of cystic fibrosis (CF)...

(University of Southern California) Many studies have focused on a link between depression and dementia, but the USC-led study of Swedish twins data indicates that anxiety may be much more significant factor in memory lo...

(University of Leicester) University of Leicester researchers produce revised carbon loss estimates for recurrent fires on tropical peatlands

(California Institute of Technology) Caltech biologists have identified a network of proteins that guides neural synapse formation in Drosophila brains.

(European Society for Medical Oncology) Five percent of cancer patients and their families were pushed into poverty in Southeast Asia between March 2012 and Sep. 2013, because of high disease-related costs, a study (1) a...

(American Epilepsy Society) Epilepsy remains one of the most common neurological conditions, affecting one in 26 Americans in their lifetime, with one-third having a form of the condition that resists treatment or effect...

(European Society for Medical Oncology) Novel strategies are on the way for difficult-to-treat and advanced head and neck cancer, the most heterogeneous group of malignancies which are generally associated with poor surv...

(Future Science Group) Future Science Group (FSG) today announced the publication of a new article in the Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research, discussing the recent recommendations from the Center for Medical T...