Study: After 170 years, nobody was quite sure where anesthesia worked on the brain...

The discovery of general anesthesia 170 years ago was a medical miracle, enabling millions of patients to undergo invasive, life-saving surgeries without pain....
Vitamin D deficiency linked to autism, finds new research

Vitamin D deficiency linked to autism, finds new research

Not getting enough vitamin D while pregnant could increase the chance of your child having autism, says new research. The study, led by Queensland Brain...

Study: Research compared effects of fresh and thermally processed oil — (Details)

Foods fried in vegetable oil are popular worldwide, but research about the health effects of this cooking technique has been largely inconclusive and...
Your brain works differently during meditation

Your brain works differently during meditation

Many people feel that meditation offers a great way to relax without drugs. Research has shown your brain actually works differently during meditation reported...

Study: Alcohol increases tuberculosis-related deaths in young mice — (Details)

Alcohol increases the mortality of young but not old mice infected with the tuberculosis-causing bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), and this effect is mediated...
Researchers discover new promising target for diabetes treatment

Researchers discover new promising target for diabetes treatment

In a new study, a team of researchers from the University of Missouri, Georgia Tech and Harvard University has demonstrated the successful use of...
AFM in 22 states: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

AFM in 22 states: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

AFM in 22 states: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. There are now 62 confirmed reports of acute flaccid myelitis, or AFM, an illness similar...
Infant death rate due to pneumonia declines, Says New Study

Infant death rate due to pneumonia declines, says new research

A recent study on child mortality across the world has indicated that despite remarkable improvement in health conditions, the under-five rate of mortality between...
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Report: Blood iron levels could be key to slowing ageing, gene study shows

Genes linked to ageing that could help explain why some people age at different rates to others have been identified by scientists. The international study...

Study: Role of circulating tumor DNA to detect early melanoma growth — (Details)

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center say they have added to evidence that measuring and monitoring tumor DNA that naturally circulates...

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