From ocean mud to anthracimycin

Research led by University of Leicester examines relationship between maternal smoking during pregnancy and offspring conduct problems among children

There are two things that this editor fears about blood draws: the fact that he has deep veins, and the prospect of being stabbed in the arm by a merciless phlebotomist.

Type 2 diabetics who have severe hypoglycaemia are at higher risk of cardiovascular disease, a new article suggests

Moderate exercise may help people cope with anxiety and stress for an extended period of time post-workout, according to a study by kinesiology researchers in the University of Maryland School of Public Health published in the journal Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise.

An online magazine for the deaf community, Limping Chicken, recently ran an item on how deaf and hearing people sneeze differently.

Using gold nano particles on top of a PVC substrate, researchers have built a new type of cheap, flexible sensor that simultaneously detects pressure, humidity and temperature with surprising accuracy.

Two men with HIV seem to have been cleared of the virus after receiving stem-cell transplants to treat their lymphoma, scientists announced Wednesday at an International AIDS Society conference in Kuala Lumpur.

Heart failure with concomitant pulmonary hypertension is a growing health problem with a high mortality rate, above all in older people.

Scientists have identified higher levels of a receptor protein found on the surface of human breast tumour cells that may serve as a new drug target for the treatment of breast cancer.