When Dr Sekou Kanneh goes to work at his Sierra Leonean Ebola clinic, he will probably be in the "red zone" for many hours, ignoring by necessity strict limits that govern foreign colleagues fighting the epidemic.
Scientists have made primitive forms of artificial sperm and eggs in a medical feat that could transform the understanding of age-related diseases and fertility problems. Researchers in Cambridge made the early-stage sex cells by culturing human embryonic stem…
A father in United Kingdom who is battling an aggressive type of cancer himself has raised $1 million for the treatment of his stepdaughter who is also suffering from cancer.
In a study published in the journal Nature, researchers found resveratrol may protect the body against age-related diseases by prompting an evolutionary defense mechanism which guards human cells against genetic damage.
Certain immune system cells may play an important role in weight control, an early study suggests. Scientists had known that the immune cells may help ward off obesity in mice. The new findings are the first to suggest the same is true in humans, researchers r…
Green tea, native to China and India, has been consumed and hailed for its health benefits for centuries globally, but has only recently gained popularity in the US.
Kaley Cuoco surprised her fans in Instagram by posting a black-and-white image of her and her husband Ryan Sweeting while being in what looked like a hospital bed. Kaley can be seen sporting a “mustache” bandage below the bridge of her nose, which then lef…
A new virus thought to be carried by ticks or other insects has been discovered following the death of a southeast Kansas resident during the summer, public health officials said Monday.
Federal regulators Friday approved a new antibiotic to fight intra-abdominal and urinary tract infections and a three-drug cocktail to treat the liver-ravaging hepatitis C virus, giving a holiday boost to patients and to a pair of Massachusetts biotech compani…
Two experimental DNA vaccines to prevent Ebola virus and the closely related Marburg virus are safe, and generated a similar immune response in healthy Ugandan adults as reported in healthy US adults earlier this year. The findings, from the first trial of fil…
