Month: February 2017

Of the more than 700,000 Americans who suffer a heart attack each year, about a…

Leading neuroscientists have clarified the role of a controversial immune system protein in Alzheimer’s disease,…

The heavier someone is, the less likely they are to have what many people might…

The immune system plays a paradoxical role in the spread of breast cancer. Some immune…

Chances are that your children will turn out OK even though they spend hours playing…

Worries over wasting their doctor’s time, particularly at a time when NHS resources are stretched,…

An exotic binary star system 380 light-years away has been identified as an elusive white…

Using tiny snippets of DNA as ‘barcodes,’ researchers have developed a new technique for rapidly…

Physicians report they have successfully treated 16 patients with a rare and lethal form of…

High levels of toxic metals have been found in the liquid that creates the aerosol…