Medical News

Research on a new form of male contraceptive shows that it can slow down the movement of sperm in men. The study also shows that it has no hormonal side effects in men taking the drug.

(University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center) A drug that failed to effectively strike larger targets in lung cancer hits a bulls-eye on the smaller target presented by a previously untreatable form of the disease, ...

A young girl from Sarasota, Florida almost died of dry drowning at her grandparents' pool. It was found out only days after the accident that the 4-year-old had taken in too much water and she almost lost her life.

An elderly woman and her son created a new diet regimen that helped regain her memory. The woman, 82, was suffering from dementia which she was diagnosed with in 2016.

There are several ways to combat allergies, but taking over-the-counter drugs isn't one of the highly suggested solutions. Here are safe and effective ways to relieve allergies during the spring season.

News Health care performance metrics company Vizient has formed the Medical Device Cybersecurity Task Force to develop and institute a set of standard practices to minimize the risk and cost of medical device cybersecuri...

Article The concept of using computer modeling to simulate functions of various devices and systems is not new, but continuing advances in 3-D modeling software are enabling engineers and scientists to achieve breathtaki...

Artificial sweeteners such as aspartame and acesulfame potassium may also lead to body changes linked to diabetes and obesity. How do these zero-calories sugar replacements cause unwanted health impacts?

News A new computer programme developed by scientists at the Universities of Edinburgh and Glasgow can assess whole brain deterioration and help predict cognitive function after stroke up to ten times more accurately tha...

News Researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital are leveraging new technologies to study the effects of DISC1 mutations in cerebral organoids -- "mini brains" -- cultured from human stem cells... Contributed Author: B...

Article Dr. John Abrahams has collaborated with Honeybee Robotics to start development on a cranial robot with four arms and steerable camera for the future of neurosurgery. The concept is to have four working robotic-ar...

News A remote command could one day send immune cells on a rampage against a malignant tumor. The ability to mobilize, from outside the body, targeted cancer immunotherapy inside the body has taken a step closer to becom...

If you're in any of the tri-state cities of New York, New Jersey, or Connecticut, beware of a possible measles exposure. European tourists carrying the disease went around town and apparently spread the disease.

Healthy diets were correlated with food waste and environmental issues, according to a study conducted by researchers at USDA's Agricultural Research Service, University of Vermont, and the University of New Hampshire.

(Kazan Federal University) Extracellular vesicles (EV) represent a promising vector system for biomolecules and drug delivery due to their natural origin and participation in intercellular communication. As the quantity ...

(NYU Langone Health / NYU School of Medicine) Steven L. Galetta, M.D., the Philip K. Moskowitz, M.D. Professor and Chair of Neurology at NYU Langone Health, has been awarded the 2018 A.B. Baker Award for Lifetime Achieve...

(Boston University School of Medicine) Opponents of gun control have frequently pointed to high rates of gun violence in cities such as Chicago to argue that strong state gun control laws are not effective.But guns used ...

(University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio) People may be deteriorating into dementia later in life and living with it for a shorter period of time, a new study suggests.

(Walter and Eliza Hall Institute) Melbourne researchers have made the surprise discovery that the 'odd one out' in a family of proteins known to drive cancer development is instead critical for preventing stomach cancers...

(University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus) With marijuana use during pregnancy on the rise, a new study led by the Colorado School of Public Health shows that prenatal cannabis use was associated with a 50 percent ...

(University of Adelaide) An international team of scientists including the University of Adelaide has discovered a new complex carbohydrate in moss that could possibly be exploited for health or other uses.

(Wiley) An analysis of electronic medical records indicates that patients who previously had a false-positive breast or prostate cancer screening test are more likely to obtain future recommended cancer screenings.