Eating a moderate amount of chocolate each week may be associated with a lower risk of stroke in men, according to a new study.
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Section: Health Sciences
Researchers examined the differences between two species of mice — one monogamous and one promiscuous — on a microscopic and molecular level. They discovered that the lifestyles of the two mice had a direct impact on the bacterial communities that re…
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For many diabetics, monitoring their condition involves much more than adhering to a routine of glucose sensing and insulin injections. It also entails carefully monitoring the ongoing toll this disease takes on their body. An innovative new optical di…
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A 35-year-old Chicago woman is the first patient in the world to have a combined procedure that offers new hope for obese kidney patients.
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New research has shown that despite electronic cigarettes being marketed as a potentially safer alternative to normal cigarettes, they are still causing harm to the lungs.
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Intelligent self-repairing clothing and sensors that can detect the potential onset of an epileptic seizure sound like the stuff of science fiction but designers and engineers are turning them into reality.
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People whose blood sugar is on the high end of the normal range may be at greater risk of brain shrinkage that occurs with aging and diseases such as dementia, according to new research,
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Many racial/ethnic disparities were found for harmful health-related issues in 5,000 fifth graders from Alabama, Texas, and California. Black and Latino children were more likely than white children to witness violence, get less exercise, ride without …
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Scientists have discovered a molecular mechanism by which body temperature rhythms influence the expression of ‘clock genes’ and synchronize local oscillators. This study also demonstrates how the production of DBP, a protein involved in detoxification…
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New born human infants have the largest brains among primates, but also the highest proportion of body fat. Before birth, if the supply of nutrients from the mother through the placenta is limited or unbalanced, the developing baby faces a dilemma: sho…
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A solution finally may be at hand for the number one consumer gripe about bananas: their tendency to ripen, soften and rot into an unappetizing mush, seemingly in the blink of an eye. Scientists have described efforts to develop a spray-on coating that…
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A technique used by animators helps scientists model how cancer cells enter the bloodstream.
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