The brain is a complex network containing many billions of neurons. Each neuron is connected to thousands of others via
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New study explains why genetic mutations cause disease in some people but not in others
Researchers at the New York Genome Center (NYGC) and Columbia University have uncovered a molecular mechanism behind one of biology’s
Continue reading »Viruses are found to be the most common cause of meningitis but diagnosis is often delayed
The first major paper looking at the causes and consequences of meningitis in the UK has found that viruses are
Continue reading »Walking a dog won’t make your child fitter, but it can give them a healthier start
Dogs have been domesticated for more than 10,000 years. But it is only in the last 30 years of contemporary,
Continue reading »Getting heart disease patients to exercise: Study says wearables could help but only if money is on the line
Combining financial incentives and personalized goal-setting with wearable devices may be an effective way of encouraging patients with heart disease
Continue reading »Professional Runner Gabe Grunewald Has Stage 4 Cancer, But She's Not Giving Up Racing
This interview is part of Health’s #RealLifeStrong series, where we are celebrating women who represent strength, resilience, and grace. In
Continue reading »More frequent checks control MRSA in newborns, but can hospitals afford them?
The more often a hospital can check its newborns for deadly MRSA germs, the more likely it will be that
Continue reading »Revealed: Why drug users prefer heroin at home, but cocaine while out
Neuroscientists at the University of Sussex have shown by using brain scans of drug users that heroin stimulates a more
Continue reading »Sigmoidoscopy reduces colon cancer risk for men, but not women
Offering sigmoidoscopy screening to men and women in Norway reduced colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence and mortality in men, but had
Continue reading »Aneurysm strikes baseball pitcher, but why? A neurosurgeon explains the mysterious condition
Chicago White Sox relief pitcher Danny Farquhar, 31, suffered a brain hemorrhage in the White Sox dugout after throwing 15
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