A male birth control shot may be on the horizon, and may provide competition for another product being tested — the male pill.
Researchers have developed a new tool that has predicted with 96 percent accuracy whether people would survive a gunshot wound to the brain.
Wayne State University researchers have developed a test that may be able to screen for birth defects as early as five weeks into pregnancy.
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Cultural differences in how minority groups compensate for their lack of access to health services was highlighted in a new study led by the University of California, Los Angeles.
In a new study from Europe, researchers were able to identify a new gene in brown fat cells which could help in the development of anti-obesity treatments in the future.
Not all of us are about that front-facing camera life. But selfies deserve some credit for all the times they have been helpful in diagnosing serious health problems.
Standard probiotics may not always deliver a health boost, new research found. In fact, they could even delay recovery in some people who have received antibiotic treatment.
British and Finnish researchers examined various airport surfaces for viruses. And the big takeaway? You definitely need to start washing your hands before and after security screening.
Researchers at the University of Buffalo have found that walking more could significantly lower the risk of heart failure in older women, presenting the first study to show this association.
Fish oil supplementation during pregnancy was not linked to an increased risk of obesity during early childhood. Rather, it could actually lead to an increase in lean mass and bone mass.
Regardless of whether or not they had dementia, older adults were found to have better cognition skills during the late summer and early fall in a new study by Canadian researchers.
Children are at high risk of suffering mild traumatic brain injuries, especially when involved in sports. The new CDC guidelines seek to improve detection and treatment of these injuries.
By their second year of life, babies can recognize whether the power asserted by an individual is based on respect or fear, according to a researchers from the University of Illinois.
Given the latest CDC data regarding diagnoses of syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia in the United States, experts shed light on numerous factors to explain the rapid rise in numbers.
Religious people who lack social connections and a purpose in life may use God to compensate. But this was not able to restore the purpose to the extent seen in socially connected people.