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We've all heard of sweating bullets, but this is something else entirely. A medical case report from Italian researchers last year details a 21-year-old patient who began mysteriously sweating blood from her face and pal...

Your hands may be getting bacteria right after washing them, if you use the hand dryers in public restrooms. This should not stop people from washing their hands though, as they just need to dry their hands another way.

(European Association for the Study of the Liver) A Canadian study suggests that biannual or annual ultrasound screening for HCC is likely to be cost effective after a sustained virological response in those with hepatit...

News The Cornell team has developed a "lymphoma micro-reactor" device that exposes human lymphomas to fluid flow similar to that in the lymphatics and parts of the lymph node... Contributed Author: Cornell University Top...

News Researchers at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering have demonstrated that deep learning can enhance microscopic details in photos taken by smartphones... Contributed Author: UCLA Samueli School of Engineering Top...

News University of Adelaide researchers have invented a world-first tiny fibre-optic probe that can simultaneously measure temperature and see deep inside the body... Contributed Author: University of Adelaide Topics: Me...

Videos Food packaging could be negatively affecting the way in which your digestive tract operates, according to new research by faculty and students at Binghamton University... Contributed Author: Binghamton University ...

Product Announcement Xuron Corp. has introduced a pair of precision tools that include an ultra needle nose pliers and a flush cutter for trimming filament and removing support material from 3D printed parts... Contribut...

Videos In this episode of TinkerEng, co-host James McArthur chats with Rob Haviland, inventor of a mechanism that will deter people from falling off ladders... Contributed Author: PD&D Staff

As the body's immune system is busy with the healing process after a breast cancer surgery, it stops to restrain the growth of stray cancer cells, which can lead to new tumors. How can this be prevented?

Data reflected different pollen concentration while experts observed the varying length of spring allergy season in the United States. The consistency was noticed in the past years and persisted with climate change.

Fake marijuana tainted with rat poison already killed three in Illinois and sickened over 100 due to dangerous bleeding. Is it safe to use synthetic cannabinoids that are not contaminated with other substances?

(BfR Federal Institute for Risk Assessment) Is it possible to prepare for a food crisis? How should the severity of the health risk be estimated? When and how should communication be established in a food crisis? These a...

(Children's National Health System) An otherwise healthy 6-year-old had a central line that tested positive for a type of fungal infection that typically strikes adults with compromised immune systems.

(American Geriatrics Society) Advancing care for older people across health specialties, the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) and the AGS Health in Aging Foundation today announced that Tony Rosen, M.D., MPH -- Assistan...

(Emory Health Sciences) Anti-inflammatory drugs such as dexamethasone can have harmful side effects on the skin, bones and metabolism. Emory structural biology research has implications for the long-standing quest to sep...

(American Geriatrics Society) The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) annually honors researchers, clinicians, educators, and emerging health professionals who have made outstanding contributions to high-quality, person-ce...

(Georgetown University Medical Center) A team of Georgetown global health researchers have created a web-based tool that allows public health officials to assess the cost-effectiveness and benefits of disease control ini...

(University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences) Researchers from UCLA and Long Beach Memorial Medical Center have found that two targeted therapies could be more effective if used in combination to treat squamou...

(European Association for the Study of the Liver) ILC 2018: Phylogenetic analysis of circulating viruses in an ongoing acute hepatitis A outbreak in Lombardy, Italy links the majority of cases to two virus strains respon...

(La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology) A new paper published in Circulation by researchers at La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology reports successful vaccination of atherosclerotic mice with a small chu...

(European Association for the Study of the Liver) A longitudinal study involving more than 1,000 individuals reports promising role for linkage to care specialists in expanding access to hepatitis C treatment for people ...