Cannabis and other illicit drugs are associated with higher stroke risk, underscoring the importance of addressing substance ...

North Korean defectors who resettled in South Korea share genetics but markedly contrasting early-life exposures with South Korean residents.

A new biotech company forged through an Australian and Danish partnership will accelerate treatments for children and adults ...

The effects of spinal cord injuries are complex and multifaceted. People lose not only the ability to control the movement of their limbs, but also the ability to receive sensory feedback from them.

Drug delivery researchers have vastly improved the potential of genetic therapies by overcoming the challenge of consistently getting genes and gene-editing tools where they need to be within cells.

Antibiotic treatments can affect the composition of the community of bacteria living in the gut, known as the gut microbiome, for a long time.

Low testosterone in itself can cause a variety of health problems, but the addition of a poor diet can exacerbate certain conditions. Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) ...

The COVID-19 pandemic brought messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines to the forefront of global health care. After their clinical trial stages, the first COVID-19 mRNA vaccine was administered on 8 December ...

Rapid Novor Inc., a Canadian biotechnology leader, announced today that its diagnostic laboratory has received a provisional license from the Ontario Ministry of Health (MOH) for its EasyM ® assay, ...

Drug addiction carries an extremely high risk of relapse, as cravings can be reignited by minor stimuli even long after one has stopped using.

A certain blood protein regarded as an early indicator of Alzheimer's disease also appears to play a role in other disorders. Researchers at DZNE and the Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research ...

An investigation into cosmetic surgery chains by KFF Health News and NBC News has prompted consumer warnings from industry groups representing plastic surgeons and a call for more transparency around ...