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A special form of brain imaging can identify whether depressed people will improve, according to a new study....Read More

A clinical trial determined that two blood thinning drugs help patients with an irregular heartbeat during surgery, and also improved cognitive function....Read More

A human antibody that protected mice from a deadly malaria parasite has been discovered, and may lead to possible short-term protection and a vaccine....Read More

Researchers in California have developed a retinal patch with stem cells to improve the vision of people with age-related macular degeneration....Read More

An MRI scan with targeted prostate biopsies may detect prostate cancer better than standard biopsies, according to a new international study....Read More

If a young woman has premature menopause, her own bone marrow stems cells might rejuvenate the ovaries, according to preliminary clinical trial results....Read More

Scientists have found that a small, daily dose of Viagra greatly lowered colorectal cancer risk in a test with mice....Read More

A federal agency has approved two clinical Phase 2 trials to vaccinate for H7N9, a strain of avian influenza that has not reached humans in the United States....Read More

The Cambridge University Hospitals system in Britain has developed a five-tied model that will help medical personnel better treat prostate cancer patients....Read More

A massive study in Europe is challenging the so-called “obesity paradox” in which overweight or obese people are not at increased risk of heart disease....Read More