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The technology was revealed within a study appearing September 15 in the journal Nature Communications. All they need to do to trigger activity is add a membrane ion channel to a neuron cell and blast it with ultrasonic waves – in this experiment, the researchers changed...

Thomas Frieden, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said the mix of strains in this year’s new formula will include the troublemaker strain that was absent in last year’s shot.

Early work, which was carried out on pigs and mice show that protein infused patch can encourage the growth of new cells and reduce scarring.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today approved Vraylar (cariprazine) to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

DHS director Doctor Cara Christ said flu kills anywhere between 3,000 and 20,000 people each year. Experts say millions of Americans will get the flu, hundreds of thousands will be hospitalized and thousands will die from the illness this year.

Her medical history showed no sign she was at an increased risk for diabetes. She was born at term weighing 3.2kg(7lbs).

“Carson is now in a virtual tie with recent front-runner Donald Trump”, Rasmussen stated.

A government task force says a daily low-dose aspirin could help certain people in their 50s and 60s prevent a first heart attack or stroke – and might also protect against colon cancer if they take it long enough.

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services announced Monday that a person in that state had the bubonic plague, one of what is now 14 such cases reported nationwide in 2015.

According to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than one-third of children in the United States eat fast food every day.

Generally, the United Kingdom media reported the story accurately, with most headlines focusing on the 22% risk increase attributed to secondhand smoke exposure – otherwise known as passive smoking.

Just months after Chinese scientists caused an worldwide furore by saying they had genetically modified human embryos, Kathy Niakan, a stem cell scientist from London’s Francis Crick Institute, has asked the British government’s fertility regulator for a licence to...

The study suggests that, when considering overall costs of healthcare, obese patients with type 2 diabetes, especially those with recent disease onset, should be prioritised for obesity surgery over those without type 2 diabetes, since many patients see a reversal of diabetes...

Hanne Jensen, a UC Davis professor of pathology and laboratory medicine, said that the new study only showed evidence for strong relation between the BLV virus and breast cancer in humans.

Earlier this year, Chinese scientists became the first in the world to modify human embryos.