A group of global experts is proposing a new way to define and diagnose obesity, reducing the emphasis on the controversial ...

Frank Wampol had a dark realization when he came across some alarming data a few years ago: More than 5,000 male construction ...

The complexity of the human brain—86 billion neurons strong with more than 100 trillion connections—enables abstract thinking ...

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions have improved our understanding of how rotavirus, ...

Every 40 seconds, someone in the United States has a stroke. For survivors of the most common type of stroke, called an ...

Like many rare diseases, fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma (FLC) mounts a ferocious attack against an unlucky few—in ...

US health officials announced Friday they were awarding $590 million to Moderna to develop mRNA vaccines against influenza, ...

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally, posing a particularly significant ...

Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have uncovered how a molecule found on certain bacteria may drive blood ...

The search for answers to Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders remains one of the most pressing goals in ...

Bone pain. Joint pain. Bone swelling. These are symptoms that about 1,000 people in the United States begin to feel each year ...

Neural network models that are able to make decisions or store memories have long captured scientists' imaginations. In these ...