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Health officials are now monitoring 50 people in Texas for signs of Ebola, and there have been reports that people in other areas of the country may be infected with the virus. But why can't all these people just be test...

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Everyone knows it's easier to learn about a topic you're curious about. Now, a new study reveals what's going on in the brain during that process.

In rare cases, people have suffered from quite unusual reactions to bites from venomous snakes.

A child in Rhode Island passed away last week after having complications with the enterovirus D68, according to a report from the Rhode Island Department of Health. The virus has sickened hundreds of people across the Un...

When it came to drawing maps of the ocean floor, scientists were stuck with crayons when the task required Photoshop. Now, improvements in satellite radar have brought every nook and cranny of Earth's seafloor to life wi...

A computer glitch at the hospital in Dallas, Texas, where the first U.S. Ebola patient was treated led to him being sent home after his initial visit, a move that was highly criticized given the patient's illness. Texas ...

Physicist Subir Sachdev gave a live lecture at the Perimeter Institute on Oct. 1, explaining the basics of quantum entanglement and levitating superconductors.

Ache, agony, distress and pain draw more attention than non-pain related words when it comes to people who suffer from chronic pain, a research using state-of-the-art eye-tracking technology has found.

Microfluidic tools for precision measurements of cell migration speed reveal that migratory speed of individual cells changes stochastically from parent cells to their descendants, while the average speed of the cell pop...

A study conducted in more than 100 Mongolian schoolchildren found that daily treatment with a vitamin D supplement significantly reduced the symptoms of winter-related atopic dermatitis, a type of eczema.

A likely trigger for juvenile diabetes before birth has been identified by researchers who have put forth evidence that the autoimmune disease is initiated in utero. Women who contract a viral infection during pregnancy ...

Insight into the use of alternative medicines by pediatric cardiac patients has been gained by new research. This is discussed, as well as how effective they are seen to be, in a new article.

How can healthcare professionals stay on top of the ever-evolving field of pancreatic cancer? The ePOSSOM (ecancer POst Graduate School of Surgery Surgical Oncology Modules) project has launched a series of innovative ed...

Increasing rates of adolescent obesity and the likelihood that obesity will carry forward into adulthood, have led to various preventive initiatives. It has been suggested that family meals, which tend to include fruits,...

Concussions, sometimes referred to as mild traumatic brain injuries, are one of the most commonly encountered sports injuries. Studies vary but rates are estimated at two million sport related concussions per year in the...

Contrary to the notion that social networks are time-wasters, they could improve project management and the spread of specialized knowledge in the healthcare sector and possibly other large organizations, according to ne...

Children who require long-term parenteral nutrition are at risk of a potentially devastating complication called intestinal failure-associated liver disease (IAFLD). The diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of IAFLD are ...

A new study may lead to earlier detection and better outcomes for the 20-30 percent of breast cancer patients with lymphedema, the painful and stigmatizing arm swelling that often results from treatment.

A strong association between tobacco use or exposure and infection with oral human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV16), the sexually transmitted virus responsible for mouth and throat cancers worldwide, has been uncovered by ...

A Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) advising against the use of testosterone therapy in healthy women has been published. "Currently, there isn't enough evidence that any benefits outweigh the risks to most women," an ex...

A battle has been raging between those campaigning for greater transparency on drug data and the European Medicines Agency. Yesterday, the regulator announced its plans