Non-surgical brain stimulation should be considered as alternative or add-on treatments for adults with severe forms of depression, suggests a…
Woman with novel gene mutation lives almost pain-free
A woman in Scotland can feel virtually no pain due to a mutation in a previously-unidentified gene, according to a…
Profiling the best-performing community medicine distributors for mass drug administration: a comprehensive, data-driven analysis of treatment for schistosomiasis, lymphatic filariasis, and soil-transmitted helminths in Uganda
The most prevalent neglected tropical diseases are treated through blanket drug distribution that is reliant on lay community medicine distributors…
The Measles Emergency: What Are Religious Exemptions?
The outbreak has raised questions about why most states allow religious exemptions to vaccines requirements.
The Measles Emergency: What Are Religious Exemptions?
The outbreak has raised questions about why most states allow religious exemptions to vaccines requirements.
America’s Health Care System is Broken: What Went Wrong and How We Can Fix It. Part 3: Hospitals and Doctors
32% of US health care spending goes to hospital care and 20% to physician charges. The cost of hospital care…
Gene transfer improves diabetes-linked heart ailment
Researchers have shown that a gene transfer technique can combat heart dysfunction caused by diabetes.
Just seeing reminders of coffee can stimulate the brain
Just looking at something that reminds us of coffee can cause our minds to become more alert and attentive, according…
Engineers craft the basic building block for electrospun nanofibers
Imagine wounds that heal without scars. It’s possible with electrospun nanofibers. A team has streamlined the tissue scaffold production process,…