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Researchers have harvested two antibodies from a survivor of a 1995 Ebola outbreak, one of which was so effective at subduing the virus that nonhuman primates given the treatment five days after infection experienced nea...

A team of scientists has grown functional mouse sperm cells from cultures of embryonic stem cells. In principle, embryonic stem cells can become any type of cell in the human body, but convincing them to differentiate in...

Emergency department visits involving cannabis use are increasing among out-of-state visitors Adverse side effects of cannabis include anxiety, hallucinations, palpitations and vomiting Other states with legal marijuana ...

One of the potential benefits of mindfulness is healthy glucose levels, a factor closely related to the occurrence of type 2 diabetes. In a new experiment, obesity and sense of control were also found to be key mediators...

If you find yourself absent-mindedly scrolling your Facebook feed out of habit, then you might be too addicted. A new study revealed that addiction to social media sites affects the brain in a similar way that cocaine do...

Bone loss is most commonly associated with antiretroviral therapy, which is needed by HIV patients. Now, a new study found that osteoporosis drug Zoledronic Acid may help prevent bone loss even while under treatment.

A groundbreaking, personalized treatment offers the prospect of using skin cells as cancer-scouting stem cells that will find and destroy brain tumor. These findings from a mice study provide hope for patients with gliob...

Pregnant women who drink alcohol may pass alcohol-related behaviors to multiple generations. A new study found that alcoholism may be passed even to children without direct exposure to alcohol.

A St. Louis jury ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $72 million in damages to the family of a dead woman who used the company's talcum powder for several decades. What's the link between talc and ovarian cancer?

Over-the-counter moisturizers fortified with specialized nanoparticles can regulate genes that interfere with wound healing.

In the 1890s, William Coley figured out a way to destroy cancerous tumors by injecting patients with toxic bacteria. Debunked at the time, his treatments laid the groundwork for modern immunotherapy.

Venomous critters may inspire the next generation of painkillers.

Scientists have discovered that pancreatic cancer equates to four separate diseases stemming from different causes. By identifying the specific type of pancreatic cancer a patient may have, doctors can now choose the app...

Hy-Vee is pulling out its macadamia nuts products from stores because of a potential salmonella contamination. The supermarket chain's supplier, Marathon Ventures, found that its raw macadamias may have been tainted by t...

In the next decade, paralyzed patients can possibly control their prosthetics through their thoughts. The device, stentrode, is inserted through the blood vessel and anchored next to the brain's motor cortex.

Eating almonds every day may improve health. A new study has found that incorporating almonds or almond butter in daily diet encourages families to make better dietary choices in general.

A health care provider had unknowingly exposed dozens of patients and staff at two London hospitals to tuberculosis, health officials said. The patients and staff are now being tracked down for testing.

(Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute) For the first time, genome sequencing has been carried out on Chlamydia trachomatis, a bacteria responsible for the disease Trachoma -- the world's leading infectious cause of blindness,...

(Columbia University Medical Center) Columbia's Cochlear Implant Music Engineering Group are trying to reengineer and simplify music to be more enjoyable for listeners with cochlear implants.

(University of Kent) Biological anthropologists have discovered a new way of examining the fragile teeth of children who lived between the 11th and 15th centuries without damaging them. By using 3-D microscopic imaging, ...

(University of Massachusetts at Amherst) A new study by Rebecca Ready at UMass Amherst has found that older adults have different, more positive responses than young adults about feelings such as serenity, sadness and lo...

(Johns Hopkins Medicine) There is a unique role for the United States medical community to play in determining the future application of, and ethically acceptable approach to, mitochondrial replacement techniques (MRTs),...