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A study published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases presents a cost-effectiveness tool that can help guide decisions regarding resource allocation to fund interventions targeted at curtailing the ongoing Zika virus out...

Harvard researchers have created a new, greatly simplified, platform for antibiotic discovery that may go a long way to solving the crisis of antibiotic resistance.

WHAT: NIH-supported researchers are reporting additional details about a widely-publicized study that linked a systolic blood pressure target under 120 mm Hg (millimeters of mercury) with reduced cardiovascular disease a...

A new study has found that most cancers can be prevented by sticking to a healthy lifestyle. Researchers are calling on more individuals to use healthy living as a means of cancer prevention.

Teenage girls who eat high amounts of saturated fats or low amounts of unsaturated fats tend to have greater breast density, which is linked to a higher breast cancer risk later on.

U.S. House approved $622.1 million for Zika virus funding. The said approval was released just a day after the Senate also issued its own version of the bill.

CDC has reported that thousands of public pools close due to serious health violations. Inspections of swimming pools revealed that these public water venues may pose health risks if operation continues.

A large proportion of cancer cases and deaths among U.S. individuals who are white might be prevented if people quit smoking, avoided heavy drinking, maintained a BMI between 18.5 and 27.5, and got moderate weekly exerci...

A woman used IVF treatment drugs to make her pregnancy announcement. She posted an Instagram photo of a onesie alongside vials and syringes to represent her struggle to conceive.

It's another miss for Theranos, as the Silicon Valley start-up has voided the results of its 2014 to 2015 blood tests conducted on the Edison machines. What are the implications on patients' health decisions in the last ...

Life-changing citizen science. People just like you are advancing medical research. Wondering where to start? Our editors have selected six projects to get you started. Find more than 1,600 citizen science projects and e...

ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- More than $15 billion were spent on veterinary care in 2015, almost double the amount from 2005, according to a study by market research. Most owners will do anything and pay anything ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Fibromuscular dysplasia, or FMD for short, is up to ten times more common in women than in men. But it's often overlooked because patients and their doctors have a hard time identif...

(University of Toronto) The University of Toronto's Faculty of Medicine, Continuing Professional Development is hosting the 2nd Biennial Indigenous Health Conference at the Hilton Meadowvale, May 26-27, 2016.

(University of Washington) In a new study, University of Washington researchers found that selectively fishing for lingcod in protected areas actually avoided hampering the recovery of other fish, including rockfish spec...

(Walter and Eliza Hall Institute) A team of Walter and Eliza Hall Institute researchers has worked out how a new class of anti-cancer drugs kills cancer cells, a finding that helps explain how cancer cells may become res...

(Springer) A team led by researchers from Tianjin University has solved the structure of the Zika virus helicase, which is a key target for antiviral development. The research is published in Springer's journal Protein &...

(University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences) Research shows that spending just 20 minutes in nature can promote health and well-being. Although the assumption may be that living i...

(Brown University) In a new study in mice, researchers overcame a process by which cancer co-opts a fundamental protein into protecting it against the body's defenses.

(University of Exeter) Sexual conflict between males and females can lead to changes in the shape of their genitals, according to research on burying beetles by scientists at the University of Exeter.

(University of Texas at Arlington) A new University of Texas at Arlington assistant professor of kinesiology has received a $308,000, four-year grant from the American Heart Association to study the root causes of a hear...

(University of Massachusetts Medical School) Researchers at UMass Medical School are developing a web-based, decision-support tool for osteoarthritis patients that will provide individualized, evidence-based information ...