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Climate change is already having a noticeable impact on the environment and global health. Around the world extreme weather events, increased temperatures, drought, and rising sea levels are all adversely affecting our a...

Hair is a defining feature of our physical appearance, and we put a lot of effort -- or no effort at all -- into making it a reflection of our personality. Beards are trimmed, gray hairs are dyed and stray hairs are pluc...

Sleep deprivation can likely cause one to get the munchies, the same seen in cannabis users, according to a new study. Those who did not get enough sleep had elevated levels of endocannabinoids or cannabis-like chemicals...

For men with low-grade prostate cancer, active surveillance -- monitoring with the option to treat if the cancer worsens -- is the most common management strategy at a regional diagnostic centre in Ottawa, Ontario, accor...

A study found that a single dose of trastuzumab drug can significantly reduce HER2-positive breast cancer tumors. When trastuzumab is taken with pertuzumab or other HER2-targetting treatments, about 60 percent of the par...

Court delays the implementation of New York City's Salt Law. The said law required food chains to place a salt shaker label beside food items on the menu that contain high salt.

An analysis found an increased risk for acute lymphoblastic leukemia among children delivered via c-sections. Researchers suspected that it may be because of improperly adapted immune systems at birth.

A new study found that the notion 'opposites attract' is a myth. People strive to look for people who have similar beliefs as them, and that is the driving force why relationships start in the first place.

(Elsevier Health Sciences) In a review published in the Annals of Global Health, doctors warn of the impending public health crisis brought on by climate change and call for action to help prepare the world for what is a...

(Association for Psychological Science) African American adolescents who experience high levels of racial discrimination show cellular wear and tear, according to new research published in Psychological Science, a journa...

(American Epilepsy Society) To increase understanding of mortality in epilepsy, including SUDEP, Partners Against Mortality in Epilepsy (PAME) unites physicians, scientists, health care professionals, people with epileps...

(Wiley) Problems with long-term urinary catheters create a considerable demand on emergency departments and are very costly to health-care systems, according to a new study from South East London.

(Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care) The drug manufacturer presented no relevant study data for the new therapeutic indication and also claimed no added benefit.

(University Health Network) Researchers at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre have confirmed in a screening effectiveness study that early screening with MRIs can reduce breast cancer mortality for female survivors of child...

(University of Missouri-Columbia) Sleep may be one of the most important factors for well-being; yet, according to the CDC, one in three adults does not get enough. Lack of sleep can lead to potential cognitive declines,...

(University of Miami Miller School of Medicine) A new study led by Jeffrey P. Brosco, M.D., Ph.D., professor of clinical pediatrics at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, has identified a possible correlat...

(Northwestern University) A new study provides a major link between low levels of vitamin D and aggressive prostate cancer. Northwestern Medicine research showed deficient vitamin D blood levels in men can predict aggres...

(H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute) Said M. Sebti, Ph.D., chair of the Drug Discovery Department and co-leader of the Chemical Biology and Molecular Medicine Program at Moffitt Cancer Center, has been awa...

(University of California - San Diego) Chronic psychosocial and emotional stress has well-documented negative effects upon the human immune system but less is known about the health effects of acute but transitory episod...

(American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons) A study presented today at the 2016 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons found that an alarming number of serious injuries still occur, with 53 percent...

(NIH/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences) Five exceptional early career scientists will receive new grants from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), part of the National Instit...