(Reuters Health) – More U.S. adolescents, particularly girls, screened positive for depression and suicide risk during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study suggests. Researchers examined electronic health records
Fasting before and during exposure to Salmonella enterica bacteria protects mice from developing a full-blown infection, in part due to changes in the animals’ gut microbiomes, according to
You’ve got your toothpaste, toothbrush, floss, and mouthwash — surely that’ll do the trick? Bad breath can be incredibly annoying — not to mention embarrassing — but at
Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-associated death in the United States and worldwide. Patients with a subtype called lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) have benefited from the development
To reach the summit of two multimillion-dollar pieces of state-of-the-art equipment, scientists climb stairways spiraling around the structures, each the size of two supersized stacked refrigerators. The $40 million
Whole-genome sequencing analysis of cutaneous T-cell lymphomas has revealed that deletions of the gene PD1 were associated with worse prognoses, according to a recent Northwestern Medicine study published
Last winter, public officials had to decide which groups would receive priority for the limited quantities of newly approved COVID-19 vaccines. A new USC Schaeffer Center study finds
Sleeping safe and sound is one of human's most fundamental needs to stay reenergized and maintain our bodily functions. How does hearing environmental sounds influence our sleeping quality?
The advent of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) changed the landscape of heart failure (HF) management options, but perhaps a third of patients receiving biventricular pacemakers for CRT don’t
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. The World Health Organization is calling on wealthy nations to wait to give their
