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An elderly woman in China is the first person known to have died from a strain of bird flu called H10N8, according to a new report of the case.

Obstructive sleep apnea generally is associated with increased risk for cardiovascular disease. Obstructive sleep apnea is usually measured using the apnea-hypopnea index, the number of times that breathing pauses or sev...

This weekend, the moon's fortnightly rotation cycle turns China's lunar rover Yutu (the Jade Rabbit) and its solar panels toward the sun once again ... but whether the rover wakes up or not remains to be seen.

Although a recent CDC report showing reduced obesity prevalence in low income preschoolers is encouraging, a new study published shows the notion that the American obesity epidemic has begun to reverse may be premature.

Diseases like Alzheimer's and Huntington's are often associated with aging, but the biological link between the two is less certain. Researchers are seeking insight into this connection by studying very small RNA molecul...

Patients waiting for liver transplants who develop hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS), a lung disorder associated with end-stage liver disease, are eligible to move up on the wait list. In a new paper, however, researchers a...

Researchers find that new analysis of endometriosis patients could help scientists develop better treatments and more revealing diagnoses.

Dennis Aabo Sørensen is the first amputee in the world to feel sensory rich information -- in realtime -- with a prosthetic hand wired to nerves in his upper arm. Sørensen could grasp objects intuitively and identify w...

In collaboration with an international team, researchers have developed an antibody, 3F7, which blocks a protein that is active in the coagulation system factor XII. Inhibition of factor XII makes it possible to prevent ...

Women living in rural communities are less likely than urban-dwelling women to receive sufficient mental health care, in large part due to limited access to services and societal stigma, according to medicine and public ...

Call it the Ray Charles Effect: a young child who is blind learns to hear things others cannot. Researchers know that young brains are malleable enough to re-wire some circuits that process sensory information. Now resea...

Scientists led a study showing that mutations in a gene responsible for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) disrupt the RNA transport system in nerve cells. The findings offer a new focus for efforts to develop effective...

National survey in the United States shows that dermatologists' frequent antibiotic use strays from national guidelines.

Researchers explain why iodine deficiency during pregnancy may have disastrous consequences on brain development.

Two surprising risk factors - diminished lung function and low serum potassium levels - appear to have nearly the same impact as obesity in explaining why African-Americans are disproportionately prone to developing type...

Medical associations widely recommend that women visit their obstetricians and primary care doctors shortly after giving birth, but slightly fewer than half make or keep those postpartum appointments, according to a stud...

Cardiovascular diseases are the number one cause of death globally. And one of the major culprits involved -- in arteriosclerosis, for example -- is cholesterol. Now, Danish researchers have made a discovery that may cha...

For tourists wanting to experience Amsterdam's notorious Red Light District without necessarily participating in the -- ahem -- local offerings, a new museum offers a glimpse into the neighborhood's salacious history.

Figure skating is a timeless sport, with not much variation in stunts or moves over the decades. Given the physical limits of the human body, fans shouldn't expect much more to change in the future either.

What is underneath the surface of an asteroid? Astronomers are asking that question as it could lead to new insights into these celestial objects as well as planet formation. Using data collected by the European Southern...

Bill Nye and Ken Ham had an old-fashioned debate on Tuesday. Nye was on the side of evolution, while Ham argued for creationism. The debate took place at the Creation Museum in Kentucky and was covered extensively by the...

Call it the Great Facebook Blizzard of 2014. While the northeastern U.S. is weathering some snow and slush this week, it probably won't be quite the blockbuster that some were expecting. Recently, a prediction that New Y...