A wave of the highly contagious respiratory syncytial virus is beginning to wash over the United States—sending greater ...

The Maldives began implementing a smoking ban Saturday on anyone born after January 2007, becoming the only nation with a generational prohibition on tobacco, the Health Ministry said.

Low body weight in young women has been linked to a range of health concerns, including disrupted menstrual cycles, ...

A small group of women with advanced breast cancer received a vaccine via a clinical trial more than 20 years ago. Today, ...

Imagine a surgeon in the middle of a complex operation, able to get instant biochemical feedback not from a lab down the hall ...

As sure as the brain is prone to distraction, it can also return its focus to the task at hand. A new study in animals by ...

Researchers from Singapore General Hospital (SGH) and National University of Singapore (NUS) found that using pulsed ...

A research team led by the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) and collaborating with the Biomedical Research ...

The enteric nervous system (ENS) is a vast network of nerves built into the walls of the intestine. While it is well known ...

Despite enormous progress in the past two decades, the intentional control of bionic prostheses remains a challenge and the ...

Leiden researchers have found clues to why a rare pregnancy disorder is mild in some babies but life-threatening in others.

Families exposed to war and political violence are more likely to behave aggressively toward each other, impacting all areas ...