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Two naturally occurring hormones that play major roles in type 2 diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular disease have been identified in mice....Read More

More than 1 million people 18 and older next week can sign up to be part of a nationwide program to provide detailed health profiles to advance medical care....Read More

Acupuncture could help reduce people’s anxiety about going to the dentist, according to a review of research....Read More

A pill that makes tumors light up when exposed to infrared light could more effectively help diagnose breast cancer, according to a study with mice....Read More

By discovering changes in tiny blood vessels in brains with traumatic injury, researchers believe medical personnel can make precise diagnosis and treatment....Read More

Music helps alleviate anxiety in patients with Alzheimer’s disease because a region of the brain involved in the melody has been spared from dementia....Read More

A laser light beam shined into the head to measure blood flow could be a new way to examine patients with stroke or traumatic brain injury, according to study....Read More

People with rheumatoid arthritis who are severely obese or were losing weight tend to see more rapid progress of the condition, according to a new study....Read More

Billionaire Bill Gates has announced a $12 million challenge to fund research into universal flu vaccines in preparation for the next flu pandemic....Read More

Biomedical researchers have used a genetic engineering technique to turn off a gene that regulates cholesterol levels in adult mice....Read More