Alpha-1-antitrypsin is a so-called protease inhibitor, a type of enzyme inhibitor. It is produced in the liver but exerts its ...

High-intensity electrical pulses have been medically used to destroy tumors while sparing healthy tissue. But lower-intensity ...

An experimental drug now in clinical trials as a cancer treatment could help boost the power of first-line tuberculosis (TB) ...

High schools have long been recognized for shaping students' futures. According to a new study by researchers from Penn State ...

Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered how disruptions in the circadian rhythm in our muscles combined with poor ...

Insomnia is a significant health and quality of life concern for older adults, with up to half of all adults over the age of ...

Researchers led by Jean-Paul Noel at the University of Minnesota, United States, have decoupled intentions, actions and their ...

Sticking to an exercise routine is a challenge many people face. But a University of Mississippi research team is using ...

The incidence of Human Papillomavirus (HPV)–associated oropharyngeal cancers—tumors of the back of the mouth and throat—is ...

Would you want a psychopath looking after your pension? Or what about your shares? In a recent talk at the Cambridge Festival ...

Cardiovascular diseases are the world's leading cause of death, and high blood pressure, or hypertension, affects more than 1 ...

A new Bluetooth-based positioning system could offer health care systems a low-energy, low-cost method of tracking older ...