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For those who stutter, a simple conversation can be a frustrating experience. The mechanism that underlies stammering is unclear, although a telltale genetic mutation was recently pinpointed as the culprit. How this muta...

UK doctors were able to live stream a cancer surgery, providing 360-degree views of the procedure. The technology, which uses virtual reality, may help boost how medicine students learn vital information.

Parasitic worms may help treat inflammatory bowel disease, a new study has found. Conditions such as Crohn's disease may benefit from worm therapy as it changes the composition of the gut microbiota, in a way that is ben...

A new project will include the world's largest collection of imaging scans of about 100,000 Britons. This study could shed light on early markers of certain diseases that would help doctors develop new treatments.

Dried plums are rich in a number of vitamins, particularly vitamin K that has been associated with bone health. Recent research has shown that dried plums also have the potential to address radiation-induced bone loss.

Here's more proof of the mind-body connection. A new Canadian study suggested that depression and metabolic conditions significantly increase the risk of type 2 diabetes.

Concussions can be caused by a number of reasons but they generally occur during contact sports. With the ultrasound headset, the condition will be more easily detected, making it easier to determine care to be provided ...

To raise awareness, Arizona mom shared on her Facebook account a terrifying experience of Caleb, his twin son, who tried to climb out of his crib. The post has gone viral and now has more than 50,000 shares.

A woman in Washington discovers she has a cancerous tumor on her left tonsil after a potato chip poked the back of her throat and caused a sharp pain. She sees her doctor to check if she has a strep throat but instead, a...

Silicon Valley billionaire Sean Park has announced a $250 million cancer research initiative called the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy. The goal is to unite top research labs and scientists to hasten the devel...

Here's another reason to love maple syrup: It helps protect neurons and brain function, according to a roundworm study. The sticky stuff is rich in antioxidants that keep the neurons healthy.

With recent advancements in gene editing and human cloning among scientists in China, does this mean that the country now embraces these two controversial procedures? Two published studies show that the Chinese are alrea...

Antibiotics are used to promote growth and prevent diseases among pigs in swine farms. Extensive use of antibiotics in feeds, however, drives the rise of superbugs.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Knee and joint pain affects one hundred million Americans. Now patients can choose from many different treatment options. Here are details on how fluid from a rooster can get Su...

The Naked 3D Fitness Tracker of Silicon Valley-based Naked Labs is touted as the world's first 3D home fitness tracker. This 3D body mirror provides weight and body measurement data, calculating body fat percentage and s...

A new study found that fertility app Natural Cycles is as effective as using contraceptive pills. The app showed high rates of efficiency in determining the different periods in the menstrual cycle, thus, helping women a...

(UT Southwestern Medical Center) UT Southwestern Medical Center cardiology researchers have identified molecular ties between the growth of cancer cells and heart cells that suggest existing cancer drugs may be able to h...

(Aarhus University) Researchers from Aarhus BSS have developed the treatment program Impulsive Lifestyle Counselling, which helps substance abusers who also suffer from impulsive and criminal behavior.

(St. Jude Children's Research Hospital) The American Association for Cancer Research annual meeting features the work of St. Jude researchers.

(Vanderbilt University Medical Center) Standardizing hospital care policies across institutions for infants diagnosed with drug withdrawal symptoms at birth reduces their length of treatment and hospitalization, accordin...

(Cell Press) An analysis comparing the individual differences between over 40 strains of Zika virus has identified significant changes in both amino acid and nucleotide sequences during the past half-century. The data, p...

(University of California - Irvine) Using cutting-edge imaging technology, University of California, Irvine biologists have determined that uncontrolled fluctuations (known as 'noise') in the concentration of the vitamin...