Tick genome reveals secrets of a successful bloodsucker
With tenacity befitting their subject, an international team of nearly 100 researchers toiled for a decade and overcame tough technical challenges to decipher the genome of the blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis).
Healthier Diets May Be Cutting Heart, Diabetes Risks in U.S. Teens
The severity of metabolic syndrome -- a cluster of health risk factors such as belly fat and poor cholesterol levels -- among U.S. teens has been improving, and researchers believe that healthier diets may be the reason why.
Adult Survivors of Childhood Brain Tumors May Have Lingering Troubles: Study
Adults who survived childhood brain tumors may have significant treatment-related thinking, attention and memory problems, a new study suggests.
Vacation Weight Gain Can Lead to 'Creeping Obesity,' Study Finds
Along with souvenirs, there's a good chance you'll return from your vacation with some extra weight, new research suggests.
Grant to Fight TB in Southern Africa’s Mining Sector
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and a Regional Coordinating Mechanism (RCM) representing a group of 10 Southern African countries on February 5 signed a landmark grant to pioneer innovative models to reduce high rates of...
Record Heat, Drought May Explain Zika Outbreak in Brazil: Research
There may be a link between the recent hot and dry winter and spring in Brazil and the outbreak of the Zika virus, preliminary research suggests
Waning Whooping Cough Immunity Blamed in Outbreaks
The booster shot given to pre-teens to ward off whooping cough only works for a short time -- a fact that has played a big role in recent outbreaks in California, a new study finds.
As Zika spreads, UNICEF works to help keep communities safe
With the Zika virus now a public health emergency affecting more than 20 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, UNICEF is working with governments to mobilize communities to protect themselves from infection.
WHO: Zika Virus an International Health Threat
Scientists Find Stem Cells That Might Repair Skull, Face Bones
