Physician-scientists from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and the University of Minnesota have published findings that conclude a substantial
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Lack of sleep may increase likelihood of teens engaging in risky sexual behaviors
Teenagers who don’t get enough sleep may be at an increased risk of engaging in unsafe sexual behaviors, such as
Continue reading »Understanding why virus can’t replicate in human cells could improve vaccines
The identification of a gene that helps to restrict the host range of the modified vaccinia virus Ankara (MVA) could
Continue reading »Greater emphasis is needed on joint role of condoms and vaccines to prevent HPV
Public health efforts must emphasize condom use and vaccination together to reduce human papillomavirus (HPV) cases among young sexually active
Continue reading »Radiation-free stem cell transplants, gene therapy may be within reach
Researchers at Stanford and the University of Tokyo may have cracked the code to doing stem cell transplants and gene
Continue reading »New evidence supports surgery for rare type of brain lymphoma
Through a systematic review of published studies going back 50 years, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they have identified a
Continue reading »Over 830,000 cholera vaccinations planned in DR Congo: WHO
More than 830,000 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s North Kivu province will be vaccinated against cholera, which has
Continue reading »High sugar levels during pregnancy could lead to childhood obesity
The children of women who have high glucose blood levels during pregnancy, even if their mothers are not diagnosed with
Continue reading »Researchers spot tell-tale signs of potentially fatal cardiac arrest
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is the leading cause of sudden cardiac death in young people (such as the unexpected near fatal cardiac
Continue reading »New study reveals gut segments organized by function
As food enters the intestine, it embarks on windy, lengthy journey. For most of the route, its surroundings don’t appear
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