An X chromosome switch offers hope for girls with Rett syndrome

If you have ever spotted faces or human-like expressions in everyday objects, you may have experienced the phenomenon of face pareidolia. Now, a new study by the University of Surrey has looked into how this phenomenon grabs our attention, and could be used by advertisers in promoting future products.

A new study has found that the bone fracture protection women get from menopausal hormone therapy (MHT, also known as HRT) disappears within a year of stopping treatment.

A study led by the University of Sydney suggests that walking 7,000 steps a day offers similar health benefits to walking 10,000, across several outcomes.

Many self-tests available on the UK high street are unfit-for-purpose and need much greater regulation to ensure they are safe and reliable, conclude two studies published by The BMJ.

The initiation of dialysis in women with chronic kidney disease during pregnancy varies by clinical practice, signaling a need for standardized care in this population, according to a study published in the July issue of Kidney International Reports.

Ivermectin administered to the whole population significantly reduces malaria transmission, offering new hope in the fight against the disease.

More than 100,000 Rich's Ice Cream Co. bars have been recalled due to possible listeria contamination.

An international, multi-site clinical study led by an Indiana University School of Medicine researcher and anesthesiologist has found that using advanced technology to monitor tissue oxygen levels in the body during heart surgery does not lower the risk of serious complications afterward. The study is published in the BMJ.

Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allo-HCT) is feasible in older patients with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), according to a study published online June 26 in the European Journal of Haematology.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has appointed George Francis Tidmarsh, M.D., Ph.D., as director of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER).

From 2010 to 2023, physician exit rates from traditional Medicare increased, according to a study published online July 18 in JAMA Health Forum.

Hepatitis B virus, a killer of more than one million people each year, is a notoriously wily virus, often lingering and resurfacing even after treatment. But, thanks to a new class of drugs, its luck may be running out.

A study from Florida State University uncovers biological and behavioral consequences of weight loss underlying binge-eating in women with bulimia nervosa and related syndromes. The work is published in the journal Psychological Medicine.

Despite evidence of the risk of malformations at birth, or birth defects, use of some antiseizure drugs during pregnancy has persisted, according to a study published in Neurology.

Different technologies have been developed to help parents and caregivers address pediatric vehicular heatstroke (PVH), or scenarios where a child dies from overheating in an unattended motor vehicle.

New research reveals that tiny amounts of PFAS—widely known as "forever chemicals"—cross the placenta and breast milk to alter infants' developing immune systems, potentially leaving lasting imprints on their ability to fight disease.

No one can live without a heart pumping blood to the rest of the body. New research from the University of Missouri School of Medicine reveals more information about this vital function and how it's related to certain heart diseases and conditions.

Adolescents who use either e-cigarettes or conventional tobacco products (CTP)—like cigarettes, cigars, hookah and pipes—are significantly more likely to report symptoms of depression and anxiety than teens who don't use tobacco products at all, according to a study published in PLOS Mental Health by Noor Abdulhay of West Virginia University, U.S., and colleagues.