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Antibody found to protect fetus against Zika
Zika infection in pregnancy can cause microcephaly. A new study found an antibody called ZIKV-177 protected pregnant mice and their fetuses against Zika.
Muscle-wasting in cancer patients could be diagnosed earlier with new tool
Researchers develop a tool for diagnosing the wasting condition cachexia - which kills about a third of cancer patients - before it becomes irreversible.
Alcoholic Hepatitis: Symptoms, Treatment, and Outlook
What is alcoholic hepatitis? Learn about the causes, how it is diagnosed, and prevention. Also learn about alcohol's effect on the liver.
Low vitamin B12 in pregnancy may raise offspring's diabetes risk
The risk of type 2 diabetes and other metabolic disorders may be higher for children born to mothers who had low levels of vitamin B12 in pregnancy.
Low oxytocin may lead to low empathy, study finds
The 'love hormone' seems to be responsible for deficient levels of empathy in patients with certain neurological conditions, according to a new study.
How do orgasms affect the brain? Study investigates
A new study reveals how rhythmic sexual stimulation can induce rhythmic activity in the brain, causing a 'sexual trance' associated with climax.
Harm from a week's overeating may be canceled by exercise
Overindulging in food for a week can be unhealthy, but matching it with regular aerobic exercise appears to cancel the ill effects on fatty tissue.
What is a Multiple Gestation Pregnancy?
What are the symptoms of a multiple gestation pregnancy and what prenatal care is available? Learn about the risks, complications, and delivery options.
Aerobic exercise boosts testosterone for overweight men
Researchers reveal how a 12-week aerobic exercise program significantly increased testosterone levels for men who were overweight or obese.
Analyzing earworms: Why does that tune get stuck in your head?
What makes a tune so catchy that it won't leave your brain? New research analyzes the data and answers this age old question. The brainworm is tamed.
Type 2 diabetes caused by buildup of toxic fat, study suggests
New study suggests a certain toxic metabolite might be responsible for type 2 diabetes. This might explain why some normal-weight people develop diabetes.
Finding shift work hard to handle? Your genes could be to blame
New study has uncovered a gene variation that is more common among shift workers who experience exhaustion as a result of their irregular working patterns.
Diabetes: Potential protein target identified for reversing insulin resistance
Removing or blocking the protein Gal3 reverses insulin resistance and glucose intolerance in mouse models of obesity and diabetes, study shows.
Worrying about health increases heart disease risk
A new study looks at the consequences of health anxiety on heart health. Excessive worrying over one's health might increase the risk of heart disease.
Twenty cigarettes daily for 1 year equals 150 lung cell mutations
Although smoking's links with cancer are well known, how tobacco affects DNA in far flung organs was not understood. New analysis digs into the genes.
Genes for dreaming, deep sleep identified in new study
Researchers have identified two genes in mice that control dreaming and deep sleep. The finding could yield new treatments for human sleep disorders.
Smoking more hazardous for HIV patients than the virus itself
Alzheimer's disease: New imaging compound may improve earlier diagnosis
Gastroparesis: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment
Having dinner at 2 p.m. might help lose weight
Brain volume may help diagnose dementia with Lewy bodies
Could loneliness be a sign of Alzheimer's?
Autism: Parents face challenges, too
Medical implants coated with 'slippery surfaces' repel infectious biofilms
Energy drinks linked to hepatitis in new case study
Planned Home Birth: What are the Pros and Cons?
Women's cancer deaths: Discussing global inequity
How DNA might affect our reproductive choices
Athletes' performance improved by thoughts of death
Deadly snake's unique paralyzing venom may lead to new pain treatments
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