Health

Smithsonian Institution researchers have found that E-readers greatly improve the reading abilities of people with dyslexia, a reading disability. E-readers are special computer tablets that...

Whether a woman is giving birth or a man is having a cancer biopsy, medical care is rarely straightforward. At any point, an unexpected...

Exposure to light can enhance activity in the brain during cognitive tasks, even in some people are completely blind, say researchers at the Université...

All cell membranes in the human body have embedded proteins that serve as sensors, messengers or as a means of transporting and regulating substances...

Women who have been diagnosed with severe mental health disorders are almost four times more likely to have been the victim of domestic violence...

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and SciLifeLab in Sweden describe in a study published in Science how they have improved the ability of a protein...

Four young paraplegic men who have been paralyzed for years can now move their legs after epidural electrical stimulation of the spinal cord, say...

Seven out of 10 pregnant women were cured of their multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and delivered healthy babies after taking a medication that had previously been...

Swiss scientists at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale De Lausanne have developed a flexible, biocompatible implant that uses chemical and electrical stimulation to help paralyzed...

Results from one of the largest global studies of atrial fibrillation (AFib) procedures show that the simple approach is usually best when it comes...