The first few years of a child’s life are crucial for learning language, and though scientists know the “when,” the
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Breast Cancer Drug Promising in Phase 3 Trial
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 15, 2018 — For women with advanced breast cancer who carry the BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutations, an
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New HIV therapy reduces virus, boosts immunity in drug-resistant patients
In a study, a new HIV drug reduced viral replication and increased immune cells in individuals with advanced, drug-resistant HIV
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This Woman Had a Contact Stuck in Her Eye for 28 Years—and She Had No Idea
A 42-year-old woman recently had just about every contacts-wearer’s nightmare scenario come true: Doctors found a contact lens that had been
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Secondhand smoke increases risk of children developing arthritis later in life
A new study in the journal Rheumatology indicates that being exposed to secondhand smoke in childhood could increase the risk
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Scientists uncover new details in how sense of smell develops
Dogs, known for their extraordinarily keen senses of smell, can be trained to use their sensitive sniffers to find drugs,
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Increased control, physical activity lower subjective age in older adults, research says
Could increasing your physical activity or feeling more in control of your life be the secret to staying young? Employing
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Brain tumors occur often in kids with common genetic syndrome
The frequency of brain tumors has been underestimated in children with the common genetic syndrome neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), according
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RNA modification is important factor in smooth muscle contraction
Genetic information is stored in DNA and is passed on in a very stable manner from one cell to the
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A component of green tea can help deliver drugs to tumors in the body
Wrapping an anticancer drug in a nanoscale case made of a polymer and a component of green tea is an
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