A new study suggests nearly one in every five American suffers from hearing-related problems, making it a more serious issue than originally thought.
Researchers have found the evidence of a lake that existed and got extinct during the Late Pleistocene, the Earth's latest Ice Age era, in California.
Study reveals new implantable array made up of silicon nanomembrane transistors could bring across new understanding of brain diseases like epilepsy, as well as usher in a new generation of implantable neuroprosthetic and diagnostic devices.
A new study suggests that children with high IQs are linked with illegal drug use, in both adolescence and adulthood (and specifically in their thirties).
Scientists at the University of Berkeley, California, have now shown that devices capable of producing such ionized plasmas can not only sterilize water but also make it antimicrobial, by killing bacteria. In addition, the antimicrobial effect can be sustained for as long as a week.
Adult women who have difficulty either in falling asleep or staying asleep have increased risk of developing the medical disorder called fibromyalgia.
The Milwaukee Health Department is running an ad campaign warning residents against sleeping with their babies.
November 15 is National Clean Out Your Refrigerator Day.
A new survey from the U.S. Census Bureau found that women without a high school diploma are almost four times less likely to receive paid leave after childbirth, the widest gap in 50 years.
The American Medical Association threw its support behind government efforts to ensure the supply of lifesaving medicines but stopped short of recommending financial penalties against drug companies.
Women who survive breast cancer after undergoing chemotherapy may also have to contend with impairments in attention, memory and planning skills, U.S. researchers said Monday.
For the first time, stem cells taken from patient's own failing heart have been shown to repair the damaged heart and rejuvenate it.
Qantas is celebrating Movember by flying a mustache-clad Boeing 737.
Getting an earful of therapy over the phone eases chronic pain as much as treatment with exercise, a new study suggests.
If you or anyone you know has actually interested a vodka-soaked tampon into your vagina or rectum, please come forward.
This mind-blowing tour of the Earth from the unmatched vantage point of the International Space Station is a uniquely wondrous view of the spectacular world we live in.
One in 10 adults will have diabetes by 2030, posing a huge challenge to healthcare systems around the world, according to a report on Monday.
A team of U.S. scientists believe they have found a piece of advice that breast cancer -stricken mothers can give their daughters to help them stave off the disease: stay clear of alcohol.
A Russian Spaceship with a Russian and American crew launched for the space station Monday morning.
Scientists at the University of California, San Francisco, have introduced a new class of drug - histone deacytalase inhibitors - meant to combat Tamoxifen resistance in patients with estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer tumors.
A quarter of people suffering from diabetes could be at risk of amputation as they have not received a foot check in the last year, a leading charity has warned.
The flight will be the program's first manned launch since the U.S. space shuttle was retired earlier this year.
A public health expert says if pediatricians help their patients maintain a healthy weight and abstain from smoking early in life, fewer of them will develop heart problems as adults.
As the daughter-in-law of cosmetics heavyweight Estée Lauder, Evelyn Lauder chose to dedicate much of her life to breast cancer awareness.
Russia is scheduled to launch on Monday a Soyuz-FG rocket carrying three astronauts headed for the International Space Station (ISS), after a recent string of failures in the country's space program.
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Want to have a rockin' hot bod like a Victoria's Secret model? Adriana Lima said it's not as easy as walking down the catwalk, as she revealed her diet secrets and regiment which take weeks of preparation and discipline before the annual fashion show.
Computational intelligence is a growing field that may help government agencies predict riots and protests, and help corporations predict how well products will sell.
Apparently, Swedish sperm donors are more stable, mature and have better social skills than the average Swedish man, according to the results of a new study.
Patients suffering from Transient Ischemic Attack, commonly known as mini stroke, have 20 percent lower chances of surviving another nine years following the attack, a new report mentions.