In a recent study published in the PLOS Pathogens Journal, researchers evaluated the immune protection conferred by symptomatic and asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum (P. falciparum) infections against...

The NHS will be "flying blind" in its attempts to meet its legal, and moral, obligation to eliminate ethnic inequalities in health and care until longstanding problems with the quality of...

Researchers say muscle fat in the thighs may indicate a higher risk of cognitive decline in older adults. Experts say fat stored in the body can cause inflammatory conditions that affect the brain. They...

For 35 years, barber Nate Mitchell has watched his clients come in burdened by problems. He’s listened as they unloaded their relationship struggles and other issues, and watched as they often leave...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expanded the indication for odevixibat (Bylvay) to include treatment of cholestatic pruritus associated with Alagille syndrome (ALGS) in patients as young...

With the exception of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), use of hallucinogens surged between 2018 and 2021 among adults younger than 30 years in the United States, new research shows. In 2018, the prevalence...

On May 3, 2023, news outlets reported that U.S. Olympic sprinter and three-time medalist Tori Bowie died suddenly at the age of 32 in her Florida home, but a cause of death was not released until now....

Almost two-thirds (62%) of people aged 15–30 in the U.K. who have never used e-cigarettes may be susceptible to taking up vaping in the future, according to results of an international survey by The...

The immune system protects the body from invaders, such as bacteria, viruses, or tumors, with its intricate network of proteins, cells, and organs. Specialized immune cells, called cytotoxic T cells,...

Could glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists such as semaglutide — approved as Ozempic to treat type 2 diabetes and as Wegovy to treat obesity, both from Novo Nordisk — also curb addictions...