X-rays could be tuned to deliver a more effective punch that destroys cancer cells and not harm the body

UNC School of Medicine researcher Rob Tarran, PhD, led a review of all published scientific literature on the effects of e-cigarette use on the respiratory system; the team of four authors strongly recommend tighter regulation of e-cigarette products

The new approach developed by ETH researchers allows for substantial reduction of the number of sensors required for optoacoustic imaging without giving up on the resulting image quality

With new advances in medicine happening daily, there's still plenty of guesswork when it comes to administering chemotherapy to cancer patients

Scientists have teamed up to develop a soft, flexible artificial skin made of silicone and electrodes

Rapid imaging method could help reveal how conditions such as autism affect brain cells

If successful, this non-invasive urine test would be the first in the world to help clinicians detect the highly lethal cancer at an early stage

Degraded samples can produce spurious results in research

Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a potentially deadly, antibiotic-resistant bacterium present in hospitals, can be killed by hijacking its heme acquisition system to selectively deliver antimicrobials

Research is the first population-based study to examine the association between onion and garlic consumption and breast cancer in Puerto Rico