Previous studies investigating the effects of alcohol consumption on Alzheimer’s disease have been controversial

Enamel is the hardest tissue in the body and enables our teeth to function for a large part of our lifetime despite biting forces, exposure to acidic foods, and extreme temperatures

NIH BRAIN Initiative-funded research proves to be a key first step to improving deep brain stimulation

A team of chemists announced that they have developed a "quick and robust" blood test that can detect liver damage before symptoms appear

In response to the 2014 outbreak, International Medical Corps ran five Ebola treatment units in Sierra Leone and Liberia

The study found a link between children's weight status in the first two years of life and their school-age performance on cognitive tests

Breast cancer is the second most common cancer in women, according to the American Cancer Society

People who have malaria but are not symptomatic abound in the heaviest areas of malaria infestation

Unlike heart attack, in which heart muscle dies, heart failure is marked by a long-term inability to pump enough blood to bring needed oxygen to the body

Japan-US research collaboration finds sperm cells avoid fatal osmotic stress by absorbing taurine while passing through male reproductive organs

While present deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's is constant, the new method is "adaptive." This means the stimulation changes in real time

New research underway at Seattle Children’s Research Institute could pave the way for a rapid screening test capable of diagnosing submicroscopic infections