Health and Medicine

Elderly aortic stenosis patients live longer with minimally invasive valve replacement

Elderly patients once considered too frail or tool sick for aortic valve replacement surgery are living longer, with better quality of life, following a...

Test of new device that protects brain during heart-valve procedure

In the first multicenter trial of its kind, researchers tested a new device that lowers the risk of stroke and cognitive decline in patients...

Folic acid supplementation among adults with hypertension reduces risk of stroke

In a study that included more than 20,000 adults in China with high blood pressure but without a history of stroke or heart attack,...

Well: Happy Pi Day! Or Is It ‘Pie’?

It's Pi Day! That means you can do math or you can eat pie. We pick pie. ...read more

Well: Happy Pi Day! Or Is It ‘Pie’?

It's Pi Day! That means you can do math or you can eat pie. We pick pie. ...read more

Well: Happy Pi Day! Or Is It ‘Pie’?

It's Pi Day! That means you can do math or you can eat pie. We pick pie. ...read more

Link between hair disorders and susceptibility to dental caries

Hair and teeth are ectodermal appendages that share common developmental mechanisms. However, the major structural components making up hair and teeth are very distinct....

Researchers uncover a mechanism linking inhaled diesel pollution and respiratory distress

Researchers have, for the first time, shown how exhaust pollution from diesel engines is able to affect nerves within the lung. Air pollution is...

Well: Lights! Camera! Food!

For the past seven years, photographer Andrew Scrivani has tempted our taste buds with delicious food photographs for the Recipes for Health series. A...

Well: Lights! Camera! Food!

For the past seven years, photographer Andrew Scrivani has tempted our taste buds with delicious food photographs for the Recipes for Health series. A...