Medical News

(Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center) A technology invented by faculty at LSU Health New Orleans is part of an acquisition deal by Allergan plc, a global pharmaceutical company. Allergan acquired Anterios, ...

(University of Montreal) A study published in the journal Nucleic Acids Research provides valuable information about certain mechanisms governing DNA repair and opens the way to better understand the mechanisms of action...

A study found many Americans ignore recommended dosage on the labels of OTC pain medications, which could lead to an overdose and severe health conditions. Here are some warning signs and symptoms of OTC medicine overdos...

A new study published in the Journal of Medical Entomology is the first to report that bed bugs have developed resistance to a class of insecticides known as neonicotinoids, or neonics, the shortened name. Neonics are th...

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommended that adults, including pregnant women and new mothers, should undergo depression screening. Experts considered this a major move that echoed how maternal depression cou...

With warmer winters this year, pest control experts warn that millions of rats are set to invade Britain by summer. The rats, which are expected to grow up to 2 feet long, have become immune to over-the-counter pest cont...

Five children in Sebring were found to have levels of lead above the CDC threshold. Officials, however, are still conducting investigations to find out if tap water caused the children's lead exposure.

Versions of a gene linked to schizophrenia may trigger runaway pruning of the teenage brain's still-maturing communications infrastructure, NIH-funded researchers have discovered. People with the illness show fewer such ...

U.S. regulators sent a letter to Theranos Inc., saying its Newark, California facility has deficient lab practices. The non-compliance of the lab is said to pose immediate jeopardy to patient safety.

People with genes that accelerate the process called brain pruning are at higher risk of developing schizophrenia, a new landmark study revealed. The findings shed light on the biological cause of the brain disorder.

Increased likelihood for aggression and suicidal tendencies was observed in young people prescribed with SNRIs and SSRIs to treat depression. Study results prompted experts to call for minimal use of antidepressants in c...

The daughters of pregnant rats given paracetamol had smaller ovaries, fewer eggs, and smaller babies - showing the effects of painkillers on reproductive health. These drugs also had consequences on the fertility of subs...

Insomnia and depression are often linked with one another. Now, a new study found that insomnia treatment with cognitive behavior therapy may also help treat depression symptoms.

Pregnant women in England no longer need to undergo rubella screening. Health experts say the high rate of MMR vaccination eliminated the disease thus the infection rates in the country have gone extremely low.

New incidents of exploding e-cigarettes and/or their lithium batteries left two men with severe burns. Shoddy manufacturing had been identified as a likely culprit behind the risks and dangers of vaping.

A new study shows that intelligent people are less likely to suffer from diseases. People who are gifted with intelligent brains are less likely to become sick.

(The JAMA Network Journals) Genomics assessments of childhood and young adulthood cancers are the subject of two new studies, an editorial and an author audio interview published online by JAMA Oncology.

(Baylor College of Medicine) Combined whole exome tumor and blood sequencing in pediatric cancer patients revealed mutations that could help explain the cause of cancer or have the potential to impact clinical cancer car...

(University of California - San Diego) A University of California, San Diego School of Medicine study finds that weight loss programs that provide healthy fats, such as olive oil in the Mediterranean diet, or a low-fat, ...

(Van Andel Research Institute) The first clinical trial to move forward as part of the Van Andel Research Institute-Stand Up To Cancer Epigenetics Dream Team will target metastatic colorectal cancer, the second leading c...

(Kumamoto University) Scientists from Kumamoto University, Japan, have found that the effects of one or more antithrombotic (anti-clotting) drugs could more easily be determined through the use of a new analysis system m...

(Oregon State University) Researchers announced today that they have essentially stopped the progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's disease, for nearly two years in one type of mouse model us...