A biotech firm wants to create “synthetic” human embryos that would be used to harvest organs in order to facilitate transplants and treat conditions such as infertility, genetic disease, and aging, … [+2957 chars]
This 2003 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows mature, oval-shaped monkeypox virions, left, and spherical immature virions, right, obtained… [+3045 chars]
CONCORD, N.H. —The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services reported they have identified the first batches of mosquitos this year to test positive for the Jamestown Canyon virus. Heal… [+890 chars]
Physical activity is important for health, and youre probably sick of hearing that we should all be doing at least 150 minutes per week of moderate exercise like walking, or 75 minutes of vigorous ex… [+4140 chars]
ByAmerican Chemical SocietyAugust 22, 2022 Scientists report that their polymeric micelles are effective against peanut allergies in mice. The treatment could someday counteract many types of food a… [+7721 chars]
Heart failure can cause early, subtle symptoms that can be "harbingers" of the disease worsening and "impending death," according to a report from the American Heart Association (AHA). The report pu… [+2933 chars]
(CNN)Up for a little noninvasive brain stimulation to boost your aging memory for that next big project, work meeting or family get-together? One day science may be able to offer such treatments, new… [+9397 chars]
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Chelsea Neubauer. It has been edited for length and clarity. I always knew that I wanted to be a mom. But after I miscarried a pregnancy due to … [+3251 chars]
Only half of New York City residents have received a COVID-19 booster shot even as nearly two-thirds reported catching the virus since the outbreak first arrived in the Big Apple in 2020, a new healt… [+4620 chars]
Summary: In response to treatment, high-grade gliomas remodel the surrounding brain environment, creating interactions with nearby neurons and immune cells in ways that protect tumor cells and protec… [+6512 chars]
World health officials have nearly caused the dangerous polio virus to totally disappear by using a vaccine given by mouth rather than by injection. However, that same kind of vaccine is now linked … [+5211 chars]
It was a shot in the dark or at best, a dimly lit room: injecting a mouse with a little bit of spinal cord fluid from someone with the most common form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS. Then… [+7353 chars]
