Health and Medicine

Working with lab animals and human heart cells, scientists have identified what they describe as "the long-sought culprit" in the mystery behind a cell-signaling...

Despite the popularity of social networking sites like Facebook, scientists are only beginning to learn how they affect human interaction. In a recent study,...

A doctor who was one of the discoverers of the gene responsible for myotonic muscular dystrophy has now identified a therapeutic that could slow...

Absence, it seems, really does make the heart grow fonder. That's according to new research conducted by anthropologists, who found that levels of the...

The molecular mechanism of cancer development caused by well-known 'resistance' mutations in the gene called epidermal growth factor receptor has been revealed by researchers...

In diseases such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the body produces too much mucus, making breathing difficult. New research provides clues...

In diseases such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the body produces too much mucus, making breathing difficult. New research provides clues...

Basic research on blood pressure has led researchers to obtain unexpected results: drugs used to treat high blood pressure reduce side effects from corticosteroid-based...

Basic research on blood pressure has led researchers to obtain unexpected results: drugs used to treat high blood pressure reduce side effects from corticosteroid-based...

Bacterial communities within the vagina protect it from unhealthy bacteria and otherwise help to maintain its health. Nonetheless, as in any complex ecosystem, things...