Overweight Teens Don't Share in Life-Expectancy Gains: Study
Disorganized cortical patches suggest prenatal origin of autism
Postmortem analysis of autistic brain tissue revealed patch-like areas of disorganized neurons. Arrows show a patch of...
New Gene 'Atlas' Maps Human DNA Activity
UNICEF swiftly responds to Ebola outbreak in Guinea
With an Ebola Haemorrhagic Fever (Ebola HF) outbreak declared in the Southern part of Guinea, 11 suspected cases of children infected have been reported, three of whom have died. In an effort to prevent the severe, often-fatal disease from spreading...
7 million premature deaths annually linked to air pollution
In new estimates released, WHO reports that in 2012 around 7 million people died - one in eight of total global deaths – as a result of air pollution exposure. This finding more than doubles previous estimates and confirms that air pollution is now...
Millions Underinsured in 2012, Reforms Well-Targeted, Report Says
Rashes From Wipes, Liquid Soaps on the Rise
Researchers discover underlying genetics, marker for stroke, cardiovascular disease
Scientists studying the genomes of nearly 5,000 people have pinpointed a genetic variant tied to an increased risk for stroke, and have also uncovered new details about an important metabolic pathway that plays a major role in several common diseases...
College Women: Have a Healthy Spring Break
Progress in diagnosing multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
Almost half a million people fell ill with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in 2012, yet less than one in 4 of these people was diagnosed, mainly due to a lack of access to quality diagnostic services.
