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When people think about the connection between genes and disease, they often envision something that works like a light switch: When the gene is...

A baby born prematurely often has to be separated from its parents and placed in an incubator in intensive care. For several weeks, he...

Eating about ½ cup of walnuts every day for two years modestly lowered levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, known as “bad cholesterol,” and...

Archaeologists examining the Herculaneum skeletal remains of the victims of Vesuvius say they have helped shed new light on the eating habits of ancient...

When patients exhibit stroke symptoms, doctors must quickly make a life or death determination: Are their symptoms caused by a clot that can be...

A team of researchers from SAHMRI and Flinders University has found a link between the type of microbiome that repopulates the gut following antibiotics...

Walgreens is now offering flu shots for everyone ages 3 and up by walk-in or appointment at more than 9,000 store locations nationwide to...

Researchers from MIT, the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard...

Movement and coordination problems observed in mice after weeks in microgravity-like conditions may be caused by buildup of the compound formaldehyde in the legs...

The common belief that insomnia is a secondary symptom of depression when they co-occur is not supported by scientific evidence, and doctors should direct...

A potential new treatment for mast cell cancers reduces the number of mast cells by “mutating” the messenger RNA (mRNA) before it can deliver...

Researchers at Cambridge and Leeds have successfully reversed age-related memory loss in mice and say their discovery could lead to the development of treatments...