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Using broad-based and personalized treatments, researchers were able to reverse memory loss in Alzheimer's disease patients. What made the treatment effective?

Virginia Mason Hospital is contacting at least 650 dialysis patients who may have been exposed to hepatitis B over the past five years. The problem stems from lapses in screening procedures.

A simple blood test that looks into the levels of protective IgG antibodies can reveal a person's risks of suffering from a heart attack within five years. The findings can lead to new methods for preventing heart proble...

If you plan on getting pregnant, lose weight first. A new study finds that obese women can pass on the weight problem to at least three generations along with metabolic issues such as insulin resistance.

Whether vaping can eventually lead to cigarette smoking among the youth has long been a topic of discussion. How do young adults and teens really perceive vaping?

WHO/PAHO and partners have set out their strategic response to Zika which will place a greater focus on preventing and managing medical complications caused by Zika virus infection. To date, US$121.9 million are necessar...

DALLAS. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Colon cancer kills 50,000 Americans each year. It's preventable, but many Americans fear colonoscopies. What if all it took was a simple blood test to determine the potential for colon and o...

(Penn State) An intervention to increase engagement with treatment among African-American/black and Hispanic people living with HIV has been funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, a part of the National Institut...

(Vienna University of Technology) Viruses smuggle their genetic material into our cells. How this actually works is currently being investigated at TU Wien using a new combination of analysis methods.

(Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University) Gestational diabetes can put babies at a lifelong risk for cardiovascular disease, and scientists want to better understand how.

(University of Helsinki) An international research consortium has identified almost 30 new genetic risk factors for common migraine. The results provide further support for the theory that an abnormal function of the blo...

(University of Texas at Austin) Teaching teens that social and personality traits can change helps them cope with social challenges such as bullying, which in turn can help mitigate stress and improve academic performanc...

(Johns Hopkins Medicine) In a small study looking at pain assessments in adults with sickle cell disease, researchers at Johns Hopkins says overall, those treated long-term with opioids often fared worse in measures of p...

(Mayo Clinic) The incidence of Parkinson's disease and parkinsonism increased significantly in 30 years from 1976 to 2005, Mayo Clinic researchers reported today in a study in JAMA Neurology. This trend was noted in part...

(Michigan State University) Mapping the molecular structure where medicine goes to work is a crucial step toward drug discovery against deadly diseases. Researchers at Michigan State University have taken that critical f...

(London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine) More gay and bisexual men than ever are getting tested for HIV, according to new data from the National Gay Men's Sex Survey. The survey is the largest of its kind in the UK...

(NIH/National Eye Institute) A new study led by researchers the National Eye Institute suggests how the genesis of rod photoreceptors may have occurred to give rise to nocturnal mammals.

(NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) Scientists from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, have developed a free online platform that...

(New York University) The study will utilize an engineering-inspired framework to design an intervention to increase engagement along the HIV care continuum for African American/Black and Hispanic People Living with HIV ...

(University of Cambridge) Transparency without accessibility is not enough: stats must be put in context, say researchers.

(Bentham Science Publishers) A new paper determines risk factors (AO classification, age, gender, localization) that may lead to progressive kyphosis after a thoracolumbar fracture.

(Children's Hospital of Philadelphia) Parents of young children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may experience significant difficulties in discussing treatment options with the child's pediatrician, accordi...