Nanocomplexes Label Cells for MRI Tracking
Nanocomplexes can be used to label transplanted cells so they can be tracked by MRI, according to a new study. In the...
Organ Transplants Without Life-Long Drugs
A new method allowed kidney transplant recipients to eventually stop taking harsh immune-suppressing medications, even...
Breast Cancer on the Rise Among African Women, Say Experts
Breast Cancer originates from breast tissue, most commonly from the inner lining of milk ducts. While the disease can become deadly, it can be treated if detected early.
NIH brain imaging study finds evidence of basis for caregiving impulse
Distinct patterns of activity — which may indicate a predisposition to care for infants — appear in the brains of adults who view an image of an infant face — even when the child is not theirs, according to a study by researchers at the National...
Nearly 800,000 deaths prevented due to declines in smoking
This line chart plots lung cancer death rates from 1975-2000, under the three scenarios studied by the researchers; i.e...
Miami-Area Resident Pleads Guilty to Participating in $200 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
A Miami-area resident pleaded guilty yesterday for his role in a fraud scheme that resulted in the submission of more than $200 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare, announced the Department of Justice, the FBI, and the Department of Health and...
Scientists Explore Hallucinogen Treatments for PTSD, Sex Abuse Victims
UCLA researchers found the psychedelic compound, psilocybin - found naturally in certain mushrooms -...
For HIV-Positive S. Africans, Urban Gardens Change Lives
A lot of different veggies are cultivated in the communal garden: potatoes,...
UN health agency unveils new data to help countries reduce deaths from tobacco use
Tobacco use is responsible for five million or 12 per cent of all deaths of adults above the age of 30...
PHILIPPINES: Lack of services fuels teen pregnancy
Jenny, 19, and her second child
