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Turmeric is used in Indian dishes to help fight against the common cold. After sitting down with Dr. Ronald Cotterel, a Family Medicine doctor at the Sutter Medical Group, Tech Times learned the spice can also help preve...

News Investigators have demonstrated how cells of a human intestinal lining created outside an individual's body mirror living tissue when placed inside microengineered Intestine-Chips, opening the door to ... Contribute...

New diagnostic tools have been developed using the CRISPR gene editing tool. A bunch of researchers were able to come up with new CRISPR variants that can diagnose certain diseases, detect viruses, and even record a cell...

WHO is announcing today a new high-level commission, comprised of heads of state and ministers, leaders in health and development and entrepreneurs. The group will propose bold and innovative solutions to accelerate prev...

Autism affects children in many different ways and symptoms can range from mild to severe. To help out, we've compiled information on all of the signs and symptoms found in children with autism.

(University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine) An antibody used to treat the skin disease psoriasis is also effective at reducing aortic inflammation, a key marker of future risk of major cardiovascular events.

(Boston Medical Center) According to a new study, screening all adults for hepatitis C (HCV) is a cost-effective way to improve clinical outcomes of HCV and identify more infected people compared to current recommendatio...

(Frontiers) A new study finds 73 percent of mesopelagic fish caught in the Northwest Atlantic had microplastics in their stomachs -- one of the highest levels globally. Typically living at depths of 200-1,000 meters, the...

(Norwegian University of Science and Technology) If you want to be as fast or as strong as the world's most decorated female winter Olympian ever, you'll have to train a lot -- more than 900 hours a year. But don't worry...

(La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology) Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease driven by the interplay of genetics, environmental factors and a diverse cast of immune cells. In their latest study, researchers a...

(Boston Children's Hospital) Increasing evidence has linked autism spectrum disorder (ASD) with dysfunction of the brain's cerebellum, but the details have been unclear. In a new study, researchers at Boston Children's H...

(Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine ) The Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine has received a $10.78 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to research obesity and rela...

(Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center) A clinically relevant 'liquid biopsy' test can be used to profile cancer genomes from blood and predict survival outcomes for patients with metastatic triple negative breast ...

(Rockefeller University) A new study illuminates the biology that guides behavior across different stages of life in worms, and suggests how variations in specific neuromodulators in the developing nervous system may lea...

(Scripps Research Institute) 'Our goal is to help eradicate these diseases by building better diagnostics, designing new drugs and informing vaccine design,' says principal investigator Kristian Andersen, PhD.

(American Thoracic Society) Women who work as cleaners or regularly use cleaning sprays or other cleaning products at home appear to experience a greater decline in lung function over time than women who do not clean, ac...

(University of Veterinary Medicine -- Vienna) Biomimetics offers an innovative approach to solving human problems by imitating strategies found in nature. Medical research could also benefit from biomimetics, as a group ...

(American Geriatrics Society) The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) expressed deep disappointment with proposed cuts that could curtail training for the health professionals we all will need as we age, as well as impede ...

(Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center) Many breast cancer patients undergoing mastectomy with or without immediate reconstruction mispredict future satisfaction with aspects of physical and sexual health post-surg...

(California Institute of Technology) Caltech scientists discover an unexpectedly dynamic vocabulary for the language of cellular communication.

(Children's Hospital Colorado) Researchers at Children's Hospital Colorado completed the first-ever EXIT (Ex Utero Intrapartum Treatment) to ventricular pacing procedure. The patient, a 36-week fetus with complete atriov...

(Digestive Disease Week) Digestive Disease Week® (DDW) will host its annual scientific meeting in Washington, DC, from June 2-5, 2018, bringing together physicians, researchers, and academics from across the world. Reco...