Medical Research

You might think that modern medical science knows everything there is to know about the human body. But even within the last decade, small, previously...

Many of these toxic chemicals are highly acidic, meaning they easily give up their protons and become negatively charged. This allows them to dissolve...

"This level of drop off is concerning because these medications aren't meant to be a temporary quick fix," explained lead author Professor Reimar W. T...

The research focused on people with keratoconus, a visual impairment that generally develops in teenagers and young adults and tends to worsen into ad...

Chronic insomnia -- trouble sleeping at least three days a week for three months or more -- could speed up brain aging. People with chronic insomnia w...

Physical sports have long been known to help with anxiety and mental health. But can augmented and virtual reality sports games improve psychological...

Patients who have a new type of lens implanted in their eyes during surgery for cataracts or to correct their eyesight have excellent or good vision o...

Kissing bugs may sound charming, but with one bite, these insects can spread a dangerous parasitic infection: Chagas disease. Affecting more than 7 mi...

Every time humans cut into the Amazon rainforest or burn or destroy parts of it, they're making people sick. It's an idea Indigenous people have lived...

The relative increase in odds of an individual with diabetes developing severe symptoms of depression—and vice versa—is the same, regardless of where...