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According to the World Health Organization, over 446 million people suffer from hearing loss worldwide.
Just last month, Hopkins doctors identified two specific digestive bacteria — Bacteroides fragilis and Escherichia coli (E. coli) — that colon cancers trace back to.
There is often the notion that DNA is a set of permanently stable biological sequences, but in reality, the genetic code is far more complex than most people think.
Researchers at the University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, led by Zhen Yan, professor in the Department of Physiology and Biophysics, discovered a promising treatment method for the effects caused by autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
For the millions who live in the eastern half of the country, this winter has been especially extreme.
In recent times, it seems as if scientists are continually searching for treatments to cancer. Oftentimes, the ways to reduce risk or remedy the effects are primarily external, such as radiation to kill tumors. However, a new study might reveal an important internal player in the fight against skin cancer.
A recent study published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine described how immune cells can be used to improve tattoo removal procedures. The study was done at the Immunology Center of Marseille-Luminy in France and led by researchers Sandrine Henri and Bernard Malissen.
A newly published study from Harvard Medical School revealed that survival rates for heart attacks can sometimes increase when cardiologists are away from their patients at academic conferences.
A recent genome analysis of almost 3,000 individuals has provided more evidence that supports the theory that the mutation which causes sickle cell anemia may have originated from a single person, nearly seven millenia ago.
There is something about the physical touch of a loved one that is comforting during the worst of days and the hardest of times. When words can not ease the pain, a simple hold of the hand can.
A recent study done in collaboration with the International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery and published in Forensic Anthropology stated that skeletal remains found on Nikumaroro Island in 1940 are likely to be the bones of Amelia Earhart.
In light of Sleep Awareness Week coming up this week, the Center for Health Education & Wellness (CHEW) and Nu Rho Psi co-hosted an event in Hodson 110 called “Sleep 101” on March 6.
According to the American Cancer Society, there is a predicted number of approximately 1.7 million new cancer cases and 600,000 cancer deaths in the United States for 2018.
At the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle (UW), a team of researchers found that improving the flow of proteins in and out of neurons has the potential to treat and perhaps even prevent Alzheimer’s.
There are a number of differences between Homo sapiens and our closest living relatives, the chimpanzees and bonobos. Perhaps the most striking is the variation in physical appearance, but evolution has led the three species to differ in many ways.
Ethanol in alcohol, as well as its metabolite acetaldehyde, can lead to direct and permanent structural and functional changes to the brain. Heavy drinking is commonly associated with unintentional accidents such as car crashes and falls.
From the construction of the ancient pyramids of Egypt to the Colossus of Rhodes to the terracotta army, archaeologists are constantly amazed by what humans thousands of years ago were capable of accomplishing in the absence of modern-day technology.
Over the last several decades, scientists have noticed a steady decline in one of Antarctica’s most treasured inhabitants — the Adélie penguin. These penguins reside exclusively along the Antarctic coast, along with the emperor penguin.
An oncovirus is a type of virus with a DNA or RNA genome that can cause cancer.