A multidisciplinary team of researchers from the USC School of Advanced Computing and the Keck School of Medicine, working ...

A new study reveals that air pollution may contribute to the development of epilepsy, a brain condition that causes seizures.

Sleeping nine hours or more per night is associated with worse cognitive performance, which is even more the case for those ...

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of the heart could help to detect a life-threatening heart disease and enable clinicians to better predict which patients are most at risk, according to a new ...

Physical inactivity costs the UK an estimated £7.4 billion each year—but more importantly, it costs lives. In today's ...

A new study has highlighted the complex emotions and ethical dilemmas of learning your future risk of Alzheimer's disease.

The yellow fever vaccination using the live-attenuated YF17D vaccine is one of the most effective immunizations available. A ...

One of the world's leading causes of irreversible vision loss could begin with elevated eye pressure, according to a recent ...

Sitting in my doctor's examination room, I was surprised when she told me, "Genetics don't really matter for chronic disease.

A first-in-human study of an investigational once-daily oral treatment for obesity (SYNT-101) demonstrates positive ...

Some patients with lupus who possess specific antibodies are at a higher risk of thrombotic events such as a blood clot, ...