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You’d better not be taking this sitting down — researchers say sitting too much can result in less thickness of the brain....Read More

Ending long-term use of opioids made no major difference to pain experienced by patients with chronic issues, according to a Veterans Administration study....Read More

The wound healing process following breast cancer treatment surgeries may trigger a spread of the disease in the following months, researchers said Wednesday....Read More

Researchers have discovered the cause of the primary genetic risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease, and a possible cure for the disease....Read More

When a person experiences an unintended weight loss, it is the second-highest predictor for some forms of cancer, according to an analysis of studies....Read More

A DNA test allowed New York City health officials to rapidly identify a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak source, leading researchers to urge widespread adoption....Read More

Researchers have developed a non-invasive, adhesive patch to test glucose levels rather than a finger prick, which is the method now used by diabetics....Read More

Researchers updated the Glasgow Coma Scale for brain injury so that doctors can derive more information, better predict outcome and improve treatment selection....Read More

The Food and Drug Administration on Monday restricted the sale and distribution of Essure, a permanently implanted birth control device for women....Read More

Researchers developed a way to speed up analysis of CRISPR’s edits to DNA from one at a time over several weeks to tens of thousands simultaneously....Read More