Prison officials and poison control centers can add a new substance to their list of intoxicants i.e. hand sanitizer. A report in the New England Journal of Medicine notes the hand cleaners are around 70 percent alcohol.
Drivers who spend a significant amount of time in their cars might find themselves in the fast lane for developing future skin cancers, according to new research examining the incidence of left-sided skin cancers in patients and driving trends of adults seen at a Midwestern university dermatology clinic.
Obese individuals often suffer from the metabolic syndrome, which is a combination of medical disorders that increase an individual’s risk for cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes.
A little-known lipid plays a big role in helping us grow from a hollow sphere of stem cells into human beings, researchers have found.
Nanoscale magnets in the form of iron-containing molecules might be used to improve the contrast between healthy and diseased tissue in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) according to a new report by NIST researchers.
West Virginia University and the West Virginia Public Employees Insurance Agency have announced the results of their ground breaking West Virginia Games for Health research project.
Universit? Laval Faculty of Medicine researchers have discovered that taking calcium and vitamin D supplements while on a weight loss program lowers the risk of cardiovascular disease.
Researchers believe they have discovered by chance a new way to fight colorectal cancer, and potentially cancers of the esophagus, liver and skin.
A set of molecular biomarkers might better predict the recurrence of bladder cancer than conventional prognostic features such as the stage or grade of the malignancy at the time it is discovered, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found.
Sir Richard Branson will launch his new business venture by offering parents the opportunity to store stem cells from their children’s umbilical cords.