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Facebook introduced a new feature that allows users to register with organ donation programs after adding their donor status to their timelines.
The outcomes from robot assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy to remove a cancerous prostate are as good, or better, than the other two techniques used.
A new study found that teens with acne used their medicine more often when they took part in a web-based survey.
According to a study published in the journal Nature breast cancer stems from 10 genetic subtypes.
A new study found that the least active seniors were more than twice as likely to develop Alzheimer's disease compared to the most active.
A new study finds that surgery for non-melanoma skin cancer increased significantly from 2001 to 2006 in the United States.
The tens of millions of people suffering from dementia amounts to a "ticking time bomb" that requires a plan of action to address this challenge before it's too late.
Research shows that while the instance of adverse events increases with age, the risk remains low, even in those ages 85 and up.
Research shows that while the instance of adverse events increases with age, the risk remains low, even in those ages 85 and up.
Researchers discovered that a drug used to treat a type of skin cancer quickly reversed Alzheimer's disease in mice.
Measuring blood pressure in both arms since having a large difference between the right and left could potentially signal a greater risk of vascular disease.
Various words are used to describe pain, but there is no way to know if what one person experiences as pain differs from another's.
A gene known as PKR released in the brain when triggered by the onset of Alzheimer's can be blocked by a newly discovered gene, and induce a state of "super memory".
A new drug that can help prevent deaths from recurrent heart attacks shows promising results in the latest study.
A 50-year-old ALS patient was the first person to receive stem cell injections into the spinal cord.
The world's population reached seven billion on Monday. Ceremonies were held around the globe to mark the milestone.
Researchers found that cell phone use does not increase the risk of brain or other central nervous system cancers.
Fauja Singh is a 100-year-old man who secured his place in the Guinness World Records as the world's oldest marathoner.
Scientists used CT scans to determine if bilingualism delayed the onset of Alzheimer's disease.
Approximately half of the population of Europe was killed by the Black Death plague between 1347 and 1351
Women taking multivitamins may have slightly higher death rates than those getting their nutrients from food alone.
For the first time TB cases decline around the world
Recent study shows possibility that Alzheimer's disease may be transmitted through blood transfusions or surgery.
Probiotics May be Key to Staying Healthy During the Cold and Flu Season
Canadian-born Scientist to keep Nobel Prize for Medicine even though he died
Stroke risk rises with even slightly elevated blood pressure
Both gamers and scientists are honoured as co-authors in the study published in the journal Nature Structural & Molecular Biology
Intranasal insulin may help with cognition in patients with mild and more severe dementia
Middle-aged men who take steps to improve their heart health may improve their sex lives too.
New research that has been published in the Public Library of Science's Genetics journal is pointing to...
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