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People donating stem cells have to face risks arising from the use of growth factor every time they donate. A newly developed harvesting method not only aims to reduce these risks but also speeds up the process as well.

Scientists developed new contact lenses to help treat common eye disorder presbyopia or farsightedness. They took inspiration from the uniquely shaped retina of the elephant nose fish.

Skin cancer is on the rise, and researchers are turning to smartphones to improve detection rates in developing countries. Better detection rates mean skin cancer can be caught early, which also improves prognosis.

Researchers found that pure maple syrup may help fight Alzheimer's disease. The all-natural food item is said to protect brain cells and prevent processes associated with Alzheimer's.

Federal health officials urge doctors to prevent prescribing highly addictive painkillers for chronic pain. This move aims to curb the growing deadly epidemic in the United States.

Rapid testing for the Zika virus is a critical need in the recent Ebola-affected countries of Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea, says a Georgetown University professor, because of the recent Zika outbreak on nearby Cape V...

Researchers found that electrical brain stimulation may help improve the effectivity of rehabilitation programs for stroke patients. The participants who had the electrical brain stimulation procedure as part of their re...

A wearable that's in the works will tell you when you've had enough to eat. It listens to the sounds of its wearers consuming food and determines how many calories they're putting into their bodies.

Sleep is crucial to the health of young children. Young cancer survivors are faced with disrupted sleep and a team of researchers aim to conduct a study that can hopefully help these kids.

A new study in Canada has found that a significant number of children under six years old still receive cough and cold medicines even with warning labels that advise against it. Researchers suggest stronger warning label...

People with early Alzheimer's disease may still recover lost memories, a new MIT study has found. Scientists said memories are not certainly lost, it is just a matter of accessing it once again.

A visit to the salon may elevate the risk of stroke. A woman from California is suing a salon for developing a blood clot that lead to stroke after getting her hair washed in a shampoo chair.

Cuba announced its first case of domestic Zika infection. The blood test of a 21-year-old Havana woman showed positive for the Zika virus on Monday.

A blood test still in its early stages is poised to detect a range of diseases, including cancer, diabetes and multiple sclerosis. It is based on next-generation DNA sequencing, using signatures of DNA coming from dying ...

About half of women who were able to stay off cigarettes while pregnant returned to smoking within six months of giving birth. This was found by a new review of the effectiveness of stop-smoking services in the UK.

ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- If you think about it, running is a one-legged sport with only one leg pushing off the ground at a time. Where you put it and how loudly and often it lands is the key to one physical t...

(Johns Hopkins Medicine) In what investigators say is a surprise finding, results of a new study appear to strongly affirm the effectiveness of prescribing the anti-tuberculosis drug isoniazid alone -- in place of the st...

(Aarhus University) New research from Aarhus University shows that common painkillers (NSAIDs) have more side effects than we think, and that they should be used with great care in patients with heart disease. NSAIDs are...

(Journal of Clinical Investigation) A new study in JCI Insight identifies deficiencies in the affinity maturation process of memory B cells in HIV-infected individuals that result in an inadequate antibody response.

(Kessler Foundation) Denise Fyffe, PhD, was awarded a three-year grant from the Department of Defense Spinal Cord Injury Research Program to study the care for veterans with spinal cord injury by the Department of Vetera...

(Children's Hospital Los Angeles) Tracy C. Grikscheit, MD, of The Saban Research Institute of Children's Hospital Los Angeles has received a $7.1 million grant from the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine Trans...

(Penn State) Most children overeat significantly when served large portions of calorie-dense popular foods, according to a Penn State study. The results suggest that manipulating calorie content and portion size can subs...