New research reports on very promising results with the much-desired male contraceptive pill — in mice. Image credits Heung Soon. Birth control options for men today are quite limited: there’s cond… [+4277 chars]
University of Virginia School of Medicine scientists have discovered a cluster of cells in the brainstem that controls the body's response to severe blood loss, a finding which could benefit efforts … [+3334 chars]
Though many children infected with COVID-19 experience mild symptoms or are asymptomatic, a small subset develop a dangerous complication called MIS-C, or multisystem inflammatory syndrome in childre… [+3009 chars]
You might be aware that anything in excess is harmful. The same is the case with protein. Though we know that protein is good for health, do we know where to stop? How much is too much and bad for th… [+3667 chars]
Researchers have worked out how to successfully switch off a key pathway of nerve fiber breakdown in debilitating neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson's disease, traumatic brain injury and g… [+3994 chars]
The day before her son’s seventh birthday, Mary Van Kemenade learned she had breast cancer and would need a mastectomy, including the surgical removal of her lymph nodes. Water therapy: Lympheodema … [+6751 chars]
Numerous studies have shown that spirituality can help improve quality of life for people with chronic diseases like cancer. According to a literature review published today in JACC Heart Failure, sp… [+3997 chars]
The ASSET (AI for Sustainable Prevention of Autoimmunity in the Society) innovation milieu for the development of improved prevention strategies in Type 1 Diabetes, funded by the Swedish innovation a… [+5306 chars]
A brain structure called the amygdala grows too fast in babies who are diagnosed with autism by age 2, a new study suggests. The study researchers found that this overgrowth occurs between 6 and 12 … [+3704 chars]
Numerous studies have shown that spirituality can help improve quality of life for people with chronic diseases like cancer. According to a literature review published today in JACC Heart Failure, sp… [+3997 chars]
Getting protein from a wide variety of sources may help adults lower their risk of developing high blood pressure, according to new research. The findings suggest even further that proper nutrition—s… [+9425 chars]
The currently available flu vaccines protect the population against the four most common influenza viruses in circulation: A(H1N1)pdm09, A(H3N2), B/Victoria lineage and B/Yamagata lineage. In the US,… [+3372 chars]
