Valve replacement heart surgery should be performed earlier than conventionally thought for people with aortic stenosis -- according to new research from the University of East Anglia.The condition i… [+2833 chars]
Placeholder while article actions load The youngchild had been vomiting for days and was now at a Birmingham, Ala., hospital with yellowing eyes and a severely inflamed liver. Elizabeth Gutierrez, a… [+17650 chars]
Ultra-powerful 7T MRI scanners could be used to help identify those patients with Parkinson's disease and similar conditions most likely to benefit from new treatments for previously-untreatable symp… [+4977 chars]
As the number of suspected cases of an unknown type of childhood hepatitis continues to grow, health workers are calling for parents and caregivers to be observant of milder symptoms early, such as f… [+600 chars]
If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement.The pager-sized stainless steel Springlife polarizer looks like not much more than a small metal box.… [+12163 chars]
AstraZeneca (AZ) has announced that the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has approved the routine use of Imfinzi (durvalumab) within NHS England as a monotherapy to treat loca… [+2373 chars]
Nano-sized robots manipulated using a magnetic field can help kill bacteria deep inside dentinal tubules, and boost the success of root canal treatments, as per a new study by researchers at the Indi… [+1279 chars]
Placeholder while article actions load Roughly 3.4 million U.S. residents will be diagnosed with skin cancer in 2022, according to estimates compiled by the American Cancer Society and the American … [+2003 chars]
The recent outbreak of monkeypox cases in the UK is unprecedented, a scientist has said, as others warned there were gaps in our knowledge over the recent spread of the disease. Health officials are… [+5155 chars]
When I was a child in the 1980s, the people I knew with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder were hyperactive boys who went to the school nurse at lunchtime to get their medicine. Many people ass… [+8507 chars]
Different types of brain damage caused by a concussion may lead to similar symptoms in children, suggests a study published today in eLife. While most children fully recover after a concussion, some… [+3668 chars]
Exercise increases levels of BDNF, a chemical involved in brain cell growth, which boosts the release of the hormone dopamine. Dopamine is a neurotransmitter that is known to play a key role in movem… [+4607 chars]
