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Individuals with a psychiatric disorder involving recurrent bouts of extreme, impulsive anger--road rage, for example--are more than twice as likely to have been exposed to a common parasite than healthy individuals with...

Scientists from MIPT (Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology), MSU (Moscow State University), and National University of Science and Technology "MISIS" provided an overview of the most promising compounds which can b...

New research from the University of Copenhagen reveals that bacteria which agglutinate before entering the body are far more resistant than single-celled bacteria. This may be the cause of chronic infections.

China is again in hot water as 37 people are arrested in a scandal involving fake vaccines. Rising concerns over food and medicine safety persist due to lax enforcement from the government.

Most alcohol consumers justify that as long as they are consuming alcohol in moderation, their health is not at risk. This is largely because of several studies that say moderate alcohol consumption is beneficial.

The United Nations health agency is in need of $4 million funds for its efforts to curb the Zika virus outbreak. The increasing number of microcephaly cases across affected countries have increased in the past week.

Mars products will sport a new look: a GMO label to comply with the new Vermont law. The new law requires manufacturers to add GMO labels on their food products containing genetically modified ingredients.

Hundreds of thousands of years ago, ancient viruses attacked our ancestors. Somehow, remnants of these viruses found its way into the human DNA and have been passed down from generation to generation.

Allergies you have as an adult may have been influenced by the season you were born in. According to researchers, certain DNA markers link birth season and allergy risk later in life.

Sun exposure remains to be a contributing factor for skin cancer but researchers have found that sunbathers actually outlive those who shun the sun. Maybe completely avoiding the sun is a bad idea?

A new study revealed that choosing antibiotics as a treatment for appendicitis can reduce the number of appendectomies by 92 percent. The antibiotic treatment will be initiated only after a CT scan confirms the diagnosis...

Everyone carries autism risk. After carrying out genome analysis, researchers discover that the genetic risk associated with autism spectrum disorders is present in the general population.

Researchers found that mindfulness and cognitive-behavioral therapy may be more effective in easing chronic back pain than standard care. Moreover, experts believed these therapies may also benefit patients of other form...

NICE now recommends the use of Janssen Pharmaceuticals' drug abiraterone for prostate cancer patients prior to chemotherapy. The change in decision was prompted by new evidence of the drug's cost-effectiveness.

Craig A. Vander Kolk, M.D., The Weinberg Women's Center, Director of Cosmetic Surgery, Professor of Plastic Surgery at Johns Hopkins talks about a one of its kind non-surgical procedure to get rid of chin fat.

MIAMI. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A treatment that can remove prostate cancer while still preserving a man's quality of life. It's now available in the United States for the first time ever. It's called high-intensity focused...

(University of Oxford) Funded by the Gates Foundation and Wellcome Trust, the team aims to sequence 100,000 TB genomes to build reference database of drug resistance genes to speed choice of treatment for multi drug resi...

(MediaSource) Researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center seeking a way to combat the growing epidemic of obesity have found that deleting microRNA-155 in female mice prevents diet-induced obesity.

(Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health) Botswana appears to have achieved very high rates of HIV diagnosis, treatment, and viral suppression -- much better than most Western nations, including the United States -- ac...

(University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine) Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease is a family of inherited disorders of the peripheral nervous system, affecting approximately one in 2,500 Americans. Its most common iteration, ...

(Field Museum) A Field Museum study published today in Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution reveals a new take on the evolution of different malaria species and contributes to the ongoing search for the origins of malar...

(University of Copenhagen The Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences) New research from the University of Copenhagen reveals that bacteria which agglutinate before entering the body are far more resistant than single-cel...