Medicine & TechnologyResearchers have found a way to distinguish between M1 and M2 macrophage cells - identifying which is the "killer" and the "healer" cells.
What was previously thought as daydreaming turned out to be a form of "childhood dementia" as a four-year-old girl in England was diagnosed with a rare, fatal disease.
Two newly discovered viruses, identified as relatives to the rubella virus that causes German measles, were found in animals- suggesting that rubella originally came from animals before infecting humans.
A study on the heart monitoring feature on the Apple Watch suggests that not everyone alerted might have actual heart problems, resulting in unnecessary visits to the doctor.
Local authorities in the state of Texas on Saturday have already lifted the water warning against a dangerous brain-eating amoeba in its tap waters - for the entire state except for one community near Houston.
By studying what causes the excitability of nerve cells to change, we can begin to unravel how chronic pain becomes established. This also allows us to design ways to mute this conversation to blunt or stop chronic pain.
Civil rights icon and Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away Friday, September 18, due to complications from metastatic pancreatic cancer, sparking renewed public curiosity in the disease.
Researchers confirm the first case of tick species associated with bats in New Jersey. This raises concern over the diseases the parasite is potentially carrying as it can bite humans too.
PhoneSoap, an electronics company manufacturing ultraviolet (UV) light sanitizers, has unveiled its new AirSoap air purifier and claims to capture and filter particles HEPA filters can't.
Too much sitting is bad for the health, and so does lying down to work as they increase the risk for cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, and mortality.
Coconut oil is recognized by Ayurveda for over 4,000 years as a healthy oil because of its antimicrobial properties and helping modulate a person's immunity.