Alpha-1-antitrypsin is a so-called protease inhibitor, a type of enzyme inhibitor. It is produced in the liver but exerts its ...

A new Bluetooth-based positioning system could offer health care systems a low-energy, low-cost method of tracking older ...

Researchers led by Jean-Paul Noel at the University of Minnesota, United States, have decoupled intentions, actions and their ...

How do we learn something new? How do tasks at a new job, lyrics to the latest hit song or directions to a friend's house become encoded in our brains? The broad answer is that our brains undergo ...

A panel of federal health experts on Wednesday recommended expanded vaccine options for several diseases, including ...

Sticking to an exercise routine is a challenge many people face. But a University of Mississippi research team is using ...

When I read the recent New York Times article "Therapy Is Good. These Therapists Are Bad," I couldn't help but think of the ...

Cardiovascular diseases are the world's leading cause of death, and high blood pressure, or hypertension, affects more than 1 ...

Artificial sweeteners are being added to a growing number of foods to reduce their sugar content while maintaining their appealing taste. But a growing body of research suggests these non-nutritive ...

Would you want a psychopath looking after your pension? Or what about your shares? In a recent talk at the Cambridge Festival ...

The incidence of Human Papillomavirus (HPV)–associated oropharyngeal cancers—tumors of the back of the mouth and throat—is ...