Part of a group of parasitic microbes called microsporidia, Encephalitozoon hellem and Encephalitozoon romaleae are related to fungi and are commonly found in…
In a landmark study of atrial fibrillation, researchers from UCLA, UC San Diego and Indiana University report having found for the first time that these…
The findings are to be presented at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference 2012, the world's largest gathering of dementia researchers, in…
“Abundant evidence links exposure to ozone with adverse health effects, including impaired pulmonary function, asthma exacerbations, increased hospital and…
Researchers from Austria have determined that patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and their doctors differ on perception of RA disease activity. The study…
The unique study in the HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) gives people who test HIV positive a coupon for a gift card to claim after they complete clinic…
“Our study represents the first look at how consumers think, feel, and act when they are accessing rather than purchasing products, and we discovered that the…
While the causes of autism continue to be debated and bandied about, real families who have children with autism spectrum disorders are left to struggle with…
UCSF researchers triggered this kind of cellular transformation—and caused tumors to form in mice—by activating just two genes. Their discovery suggests that…
Although the incidence of gastric cancer has decreased substantially in the western part of the world, the disease is still common in areas such as Eastern…
That might not be true, but a new study, published today in BioMed Central's open access journal International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical…
“Using PRP therapy to repair cartilage is still relatively experimental, but studies like this show it's not only safe but also offers a significant…
The study involved 121 people with MS. Half received the stress management program, meeting with a therapist for 16 individual 50-minute sessions over five to…
Twenty percent of U.S. women (18.7 million) ages 19-64 were uninsured in 2010, up from 15 percent (12.8 million) in 2000, according to a new Commonwealth Fund…
A study lead by researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) shows an association between increased concentrations of phthalates in the body and an…
The study, conducted by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in New York City, shows that a technique called the All-Inside, All-Epiphyseal ACL…