Ear wax as a possible screening medium for Parkinson's disease

The story of the AIDS movement is one of regular people: students, bartenders, stay-at-home mothers, teachers, retired lawyers, immigrants, Catholic nuns, newly out gay men who had just arrived in New York, and many others. Some had lost friends or lovers. Some felt a moral calling. Some were just trying to balance their sexual karma. Many were angry. Most had no medical background or professional credentials—just a sense of urgency, tenacity and an unwillingness to look away.

The proverb "practice makes perfect" highlights the importance of repetition to master a skill. This principle also applies to learning vocabulary and other materials. In order to fight our natural tendency to forget information, it is essential to reactivate it in our memory. But, how often?

A first-of-its-kind clinical trial found that ketamine's benefits for treating severe depression can be improved when combined with psychotherapy and supportive treatment environments.

A new lipid-based pathway essential for memory formation has been discovered by University of Queensland researchers—a breakthrough that could lead to treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

A new national study reveals that most Medicaid-enrolled children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or intellectual disability (ID) are not receiving recommended genetic testing despite clinical guidelines urging its use. The study appears in the journal Genetics in Medicine.

Macquarie University researchers have discovered a naturally occurring protein found in human cells plays a powerful role in repairing damaged DNA—the molecule that carries the genetic instructions for building and maintaining living things.

A new lateral-flow test could one day save lives across the world through early detection of a deadly fungal disease that dramatically spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic.

By weaving oral health into primary care education, research, and community practice, recent studies demonstrate that prevention-driven, patient-centered care is imperative for a healthy population.

If you've got a dodgy tummy, diarrhea and have been vomiting, it's easy to blame a "tummy bug" or "off food."

One of the nation's largest food companies is planning a big change to its ingredients list.

Brain death determination sits at the fraught intersection of critical-care medicine, ethics, and organ-donation logistics. Missteps risk either prolonging mechanical support with no prospect of recovery or declaring death in error—a prospect that evokes the terrors of many Edgar Allan Poe writings.

There are over 15 million people living with spinal cord injury (SCI) worldwide. Experimental treatments using electrical stimulation through the skin may help some patients regain movement, but researchers still have a lot to learn.

Up to 1 in 3 adults and young people with epilepsy also have mental health conditions such as depression and anxiety. A new set of recommendations aims to help neurologists offer a more integrated approach to care.

Researchers from the University of California San Diego and UC San Francisco have found that Proposition 56, a major tobacco tax increase that was overwhelmingly approved by California voters in 2016, was associated with a significant increase in smoking cessation over the next three years. The study, published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, also reported significant differences in state tobacco spending and the proportion of people smoking daily.

The liver is one of the hardest working organs in the human body. It detoxifies harmful substances, helps with digestion, stores nutrients, and regulates metabolism.

As the weather warms up, few of us can resist a nice evening walk through the park, or a trip to the countryside to immerse ourselves in natural surroundings.

Although Josefina Muralles' husband works full-time, their household income is just above the federal poverty line—too high to qualify for Florida's Medicaid program, but low enough to make Muralles and her husband eligible for subsidized health insurance through the Affordable Care Act marketplace, also known as Obamacare.

West Nile virus has been detected in mosquitoes for the first time this year in the Bay State, according to the Department of Public Health.