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A new study reveals spending time connecting with nature helps to reduce behavioral problems and anxiety in children, as well as improving overall health.

The vaccine is very unlikely to cause serious side effects but not all travellers need it as there's also a very low risk of getting the disease

Influenza is highly contagious and easily spreads as people move about and travel, making tracking and forecasting flu activity a challenge. While the CDC continuously monitors patient visits for flu-like illness in the ...

Missing GP appointments is associated with early death, and those with long-term mental health conditions are at particular risk. In the largest study of its kind, the team examined over 500,000 patients' appointment his...

Researchers have identified a new potential immunotherapy target in pancreatic cancer, which so far has been notoriously resistant to treatment with immune checkpoint blockade drugs effective against a variety of other c...

Using one of the most powerful microscopes in the world, scientists have identified a dense, dynamic and disorganized actin filament nanoscaffold -- resembling a haystack -- that is induced in response to a molecular sig...

People who ever suffered bullying or sexual abuse have a lower quality of life similar to those living with chronic conditions like heart disease, diabetes, depression or severe anxiety, a new study has found.

An international team of researchers have carried out a review of the evidence examining what influences people who are HIV positive to go to health services and then stay on antiretroviral drugs in Africa.

Scientists have provided, for the first time, evidence which links the ability of red blood cells infected with the malaria parasite to bind to the cells lining the blood vessels of the brain, with the clinical syndrome ...

A handful of brain cells deep in the brain may play a surprising role in controlling women's bone density, according to new research. Researchers showed that blocking a particular set of signals from these cells causes f...

VAT, Visceral Adipose Tissue, a kind of fat that accumulates around the abdominal organs, has an important immune function. The body may choose to turn excess fat into FAT not SAT, subcutaneous fat when a fetus is not we...

Researchers have found a novel, pathogenic entity that is a fundamental link between chronic inflammation and tissue destruction in lungs of patients with COPD. These exosomes from activated neutrophils caused COPD damag...

Oncologists have found that a newer targeted drug is significantly more effective than standard therapy for treating elderly patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). The drug is taken as a pill once a day -- muc...

Researchers have developed a 3D printed robotic hand which is able to play simple pieces of music on a piano by moving its wrist.

According to researchers, older adults who engage in activities perceived to be worthwhile, such as supporting grandchildren or completing a project, have better sleep, walking speeds and experience less chronic pain.

Researchers report our gender can determine longevity and response to treatment for glioblastoma brain cancer. The study reports male survival is determined by genes that control cell division, where as female survival i...

Researchers have identified three distinct stages of brain development that occur before an episodic memory can form.

From decision making to action, researchers explore how the brain allows us to make choices.

Hip surgery wouldn't help Andy Murray play professional tennis for longer because it involves cutting key muscles. Stem cell treatments offer hope for the future

Researchers have created a new system which allows two robotic arms to semi-autonomously drill holes into individual vertebrae. The robosurgery technique will improve accuracy and safety for spinal surgeries.

This is the first time the CDC has estimated the number of flu illnesses in the midst of the season.

Cryptojacking uses other people's computer power to mine cryptocurrency, the technique has netted one hacker gang $18 million