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WHO said 15 companies and groups are currently in the hunt for Zika vaccines. Scientists in both Colombia and Brazil are conducting separate studies to confirm the link between the virus and microcephaly.

A new study found that baldness may indicate a man's risk for prostate cancer death. In the future, prostate cancer screenings may include baldness assessment too.

Researchers were able to develop so-called 'mini brains' that can help end animal testing. The mini brains are derived from human stem cells thus, may be used instead of animal models to test new drugs, revolutionizing t...

The Obama administration has launched a multi-agency study on the potential health risks of crumb rubber, especially how it impacts the safety of young athletes. This recycled material is used as infill in artificial tur...

Researchers have found that the brain may be filtering memories by retaining those it believes will result in a reward in the future. Their findings offer clues on how memory recall works.

A Danish study found that women with hyperthyroidism have 11 percent increased risk for breast cancer compared to women with normal thyroids. On the other hand, women with hypothyroidism have reduced breast cancer risks ...

A new research found that asthma patients aged 50 and above carry amplified risks for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). A recent diagnosis for asthma is linked to AAA rupture risk by almost two-folds.

New Cornell food study findings revealed the eating behaviors of the "mindlessly slim," or those who successfully stayed trim without extra dieting or exercise efforts. These behaviors include approaching food with pleas...

The World Health Organization (WHO) said the link between Zika virus and two neurological diseases could be confirmed within weeks. This followed the sudden increase of microcephaly cases among infants born to mothers in...

(Penn State) Bilinguals use and learn language in ways that change their minds and brains, which has consequences -- many positive, according to Judith F. Kroll, a Penn State cognitive scientist.

UK researchers have developed the gas chromatography sensor system, called Odoreader, to "smell" prostate cancer in men's urine. The findings are hoped to produce a test that will detect the disease accurately and in a n...

When it comes to early diagnosis of Lyme disease, the insidious tick-borne illness that afflicts about 300,000 Americans annually, finding the proverbial needle in the haystack might be a far easier challenge--until now,...

When breast cancer becomes advanced and spreads to other organs, patient survival is drastically reduced, prompting the need to explore the genes that may cause tumor cells to metastasize.

Lung cancer is one of the most prevalent types of cancer, with more than 20,000 new cases diagnosed each year in Spain. Lung adenocarcinomas carrying oncogenic KRAS, the engine driving these tumours in 30% of cases, cons...

After the age of nine months, the development of the infant gut microbiota is driven by the transition to family foods, not maternal obesity, according to results from a new study. The study was published online this wee...