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Researchers have released new images of the devastation that the Zika virus can produce on the brain of babies. The pictures show that the virus can severely damage parts of the brain that are crucial for human emotion a...

Physicians at the Santa Casa de Misericordia and researchers from the Institute of Biomedical Sciences at University of São Paulo describe the case of a baby born with Zika infection in January 2016, who remained infect...

News Medical students at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso are currently developing a smart helmet device that can help detect concussions in football players. Staff Author:  Dan Marsicano Topics:  W...

News This week, PinnacleHealth became the first hospital in the country to implant the EDWARDS INTUITY Elite valve, a rapid deployment device for surgical aortic valve replacement. Contributed Author:  PinnacleHealth To...

News An international team led by researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine found that targeting certain donor cells lowered the risk of organ rejection in mice that underwent kidney and heart tran...

News A type of heart failure caused by a build-up of amyloid can be accurately diagnosed and prognosticated with an imaging technique. Contributed Author:  Columbia University Medical Center Topics:  Cardiovascular

News A University of Central Florida cancer researcher has discovered a way to kill spreading breast cancer cells. Contributed Author:  University of Central Florida Topics:  Oncology

Infection by the Zika virus diverts a key protein necessary for neural cell division in the developing human fetus, thereby causing the birth defect microcephaly, a team of Yale scientists reported Aug. 24 in the journal...

Researchers have uncovered the mechanism of how melanoma, the most aggressive form of skin cancer, spreads to other organs in the body. They were also able to identify substances that can revolutionize treatment of this ...

News The first and only FDA-approved concussion-specific tool designed for individuals ages 5-11. Contributed Author:  ImPACT Application Topics:  Medical Diagnostics

Research has shown that the growth of cancerous tumors is affected by transforming growth factor in the body's cells. Contributed Author:  Uppsala University Topics:  Oncology

News Breast cancer patients in the U.S. will have a new surgical option that eliminates exposure to radioactive materials and offers a less invasive, more flexible alternative for cancer detection. Contributed Author:  ...

News Scientists are developing a new way of administering the medicine orally with tiny vesicles that can deliver insulin where it needs to go without a shot. Contributed Author:  American Chemical Society Topics:  Hom...

Shortfalls in testing capacity could seriously undermine efforts to attain global targets against HIV/AIDS, a new WHO report revealed. Researchers suggest the improvement of both national and international measures.

Sebastian DeLeon, a 16-year-old boy from Florida, becomes the fourth survivor to recover from the highly deadly brain-eating amoeba infection. What did doctors do to save him?

A recent study published by Brazilian researchers from the D'Or Institute for Research and Education (IDOR), Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Institute for Research Professor Amorim Neto (IPESQ), alongside Te...

The CDC has urged healthcare providers to do more to identify and treat sepsis in their patients. The agency said the blood infection is a serious medical emergency that needs to be addressed early and accordingly.

A British man died from a condition called bagpipe lung. Doctors said he contracted his illness by playing wind instrument that was contaminated by fungi.

(Society for Neuroscience) Working memory -- the ability to hold pieces of information in mind and manipulate them -- is a strong predictor of children's academic success. Check out these newsworthy studies from the Aug....

(Princeton University) A Princeton University-led study found that adult rats with disruptions in their social hierarchy produced far fewer new neurons, and reacted to the surrounding upheaval by favoring the company of ...

(University of Manchester) The link between sleep problems and suicidal thoughts and behaviours is made starkly clear in new research from The University of Manchester, published in the BMJ Open.

(The Gerontological Society of America) The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) -- the nation's largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to the field of aging -- has chosen Lisa Skemp, PhD, RN, FGSA, FAAN, of L...