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Scientists in Japan have successfully created a revolutionary artificial skin that can produce sweat and grow hair. The lab-grown skin could someday be used to offer functional skin transplants to patients with skin dise...

A deadly bat disease has killed 6 million in North America already. It is currently threatening millions more as it continues to spread in an alarming rate. Are humans also at risk?

BMI at 6 months old can predict if a baby would be severely obese at 6 years old. Pediatricians currently monitor children for obesity risk at 2 years old.

Repeated subconcussive hits to the head can cause later life difficulties including depression and cognitive impairments among ballers. A study suggests that the total number of head hits endured by amateur football play...

An EU panel has recommended the approval of a Glaxo gene therapy that aims to treat Bubble Boy Disease. The treatment gives hope to patients with the rare disorder, which does not currently have a medicinal treatment.

A new tampon-like device can block menstrual flow temporarily. Intimate couples may use it even during the woman's period.

Hundreds of people in Guinea who had contact with eight people infected with Ebola were vaccinated. The 'ring vaccination' approach prevents the virus from spreading further.

NFL players tend to sustain concussions and ankle injuries when the temperature is 50 degrees Fahrenheit or colder. What drives the spike in reported football injuries during colder games?

On average, one hour of sleep is lost among Britons each night. Equivalent to an entire night's sleep in a week, this could lead to a variety of health problems.

Eating legumes such as beans, chickpeas and lentils may help lower cholesterol levels in the blood, a new study revealed. These legumes could also aid in your weight loss goals.

(The Endocrine Society) A single dose of oxytocin nasal spray, known to reduce food intake, decreases impulsive behavior in overweight and obese men, according to a preliminary study to be presented Saturday at the Endoc...

(The Endocrine Society) Women of reproductive age who have thyroid cancer should be cautious about receiving radioactive iodine treatment, which affects their remaining egg supply -- their ovarian reserve -- and may affe...

(McMaster University) Three studies were published today in the New England Journal of Medicine. Under the name of HOPE-3, or Heart Outcomes Prevention Evaluation-3, the studies involved 228 centers looking at the effect...

(The Endocrine Society) Researchers are exploring one possible physiologic explanation of why prior studies have demonstrated a higher risk of breast cancer in women who experience high levels of illumination at night. T...

(The Endocrine Society) Having too little thyroid hormone in the blood -- even in the low-normal range -- raises the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, especially in people with prediabetes, a new study in nearly 8,500 ...

(The Endocrine Society) As skin tans, it darkens to protect itself against harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation, but the increasing pigment blocks vitamin D synthesis, limiting the skin's ability to produce more vitamin D,...

(The Endocrine Society) Steroid medications inhibit the activity of brown fat, which is the 'good,' calorie-burning fat humans and animals have, Australian researchers have discovered. They will present their study findi...

(NYU Langone Medical Center / New York University School of Medicine) New findings from large-scale studies of more than 3.6 million people who underwent screening for cardiovascular disease reveals that a person's age a...

(The Endocrine Society) Anti-Mullerian hormone blood levels may provide a useful biomarker for the diagnosis and treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome in obese adolescent girls, new research suggests. The results will b...

(The Endocrine Society) Pediatricians can now identify infants who are at higher risk of early-childhood obesity, before obesity develops, using a simple measurement of body mass index, a tool not routinely used until ch...

(San Diego State University) Researchers from San Diego State University have developed an inexpensive, ultraportable balance board called BTrackS that provides fast, objective feedback on an athlete's balance disruption...

(The Endocrine Society) Combining a temporary one-year intestinal bypass device with the drug liraglutide helps patients lose weight and improve their diabetes control better than using either the device or the drug alon...