In a breakthrough that could lead to scientific advancement in the treatment of human diseases, researchers from BGI-Research, together with scientific research teams from China, Germany, Italy, Sing… [+3976 chars]
Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. Many Americans are discovering that recovering from covid-19 may take weeks or even months longer… [+5603 chars]
WEDNESDAY, April 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The structure of teens' families influences their risk of delinquent behaviors such as shoplifting, graffiti or robbery, new research suggests. For the … [+1832 chars]
The continuing spread of SARS-CoV-2 remains a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. What physicians need to know about transmission, diagnosis, and treatment of Covid-19 is the subject of… [+256 chars]
A 20-year-old man was hospitalised after a freak accident while masturbating - in a first case of its kind. The Swiss patient, who has not been named, suffered a rare lung injury normally caused by… [+3943 chars]
Teachers, coaches, and parents can help kids with ADHD (and themselves!) by accentuating the positive. For children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), restlessness and inattentio… [+6913 chars]
Low coronavirus vaccination rates across Africa are a result of consequential failures in the distribution of jabs, rather than limited access, a report has warned. So far, the rollout of Covid-19 … [+3976 chars]
Enlarge/ A woman holds a nasal swab for a COVID-19 antigen rapid test in front of her desk on January 5 in Berlin. 16 with 14 posters participating View more stories Although the loss of smell and… [+3758 chars]
Positive lymph node status is not a reliable indicator of the need for adjunctive chemotherapy, and sentinel node biopsy may not be helpful in older women with certain low-risk breast cancers, accord… [+1806 chars]
A healthy lifestyle was tied to a longer life but the extra years did not mean more time living with Alzheimer's dementia, a prospective study showed. People who had four or five healthy lifestyle f… [+4330 chars]
Two years ago, when Nicky White was 63 years of age, he completed a free, home test kit (FIT test) which looks for blood in the stool which is not visible to the human eye. The test indicated that th… [+7417 chars]
Researchers at the Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa have discovered that a kind of kiss between cells, called trogocytosis, plays a key role in the battle between the immune system and bl… [+2642 chars]