UK scientists have developed a new type of brain scan that only takes 15 minutes and can diagnose autism in adults with over 90 per cent accuracy: they hope to develop…

The US FDA (Food and Drug Administration) has approved vaccines for the 2010-2011 USA influenza season, protecting against three strains of influenza, including the H1N1 virus which caused the 2009 pandemic.In…

Cells from frozen human blood samples can be reprogrammed to an embryonic-stem-cell-like state, according to Whitehead Institute researchers. These cells can be multiplied and used to study the genetic and molecular…

Dispelling the notion that circulating levels of good and bad cholesterol in the blood are just the balance of dietary absorption and liver secretion and metabolism, US scientists who did tests on…

Researchers in the US found that brief vigorous exercise can reduce cellular aging by preventing the shortening of telomeres due to stress.You can read about the University of California San Francisco…

There are a limited number of good-quality studies on food allergies, with inadequate uniform criteria for making a diagnosis and establishing prevalence and effective treatment, says an article published in…

Researchers from France and the UK who reviewed the scientific literature found that drinking alcohol during pregnancy was linked to a significantly higher risk of children developing a rare form…

Many cancers detected by screening tests are not destined to cause symptoms or death and therefore represent a phenomenon known as overdiagnosis. And because overdiagnosis leads to unnecessary treatment and…

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) should regulate salt as a food additive and gradually tighten the limit on the amount that manufacturers, restaurants and food service providers can add…

Metformin, a mainstay of treatment for patients with type 2 diabetes, may soon play a role in lung cancer prevention if early laboratory research presented here at the AACR 101st…