The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved velaglucerase alfa for injection (VPRIV) to treat children and adults with a form of the rare genetic disorder Gaucher disease.Gaucher disease occurs in…

A new US study suggests that acupuncture specifically designed for depression may reduce symptoms during pregnancy: although the study was small, the researchers say it is the first of its kind…

US and British researchers have genetically engineered a strain of flightless mosquito that may help curb the spread of Dengue fever, a flulike disease that is endemic to over 100 countries and…

High blood pressure is the second leading cause of death in the United States, triggering more than one-third of heart attacks and almost half of heart failures each year even though…

The ATS and the European Respiratory Society have issued official standards for the quantitative assessment of lung structure.

“This is the first concise state-of-the-art review of stereological methods for lung morphometry that formulates…

An article published Online First and in an upcoming edition of The Lancet reports that recent research indicates that aciclovir, used to treat HSV2, could delay HIV-1 disease progression in patients…

Fewer prostate cancers were detected by prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening in the U.S. than in a European randomized trial because of lower screening sensitivity, according to a new brief communication published…

A new study in human cells has singled out a molecule that specifically directs immune cells to develop the capability to produce an allergic response. The signaling molecule, called thymic stromal…

A new report reveals that the burden of dementia on the UK economy is twice that of cancer, yet dementia research receives one twenty sixth of the money that goes to…