LONDON - A certain genetic variant combined with a vitamin D deficiency when young may increase a person’s chances of developing multiple sclerosis later in life, British researchers said on Thursday.
LONDON - A certain genetic variant combined with a vitamin D deficiency when young may increase a person’s chances of developing multiple sclerosis later in life, British researchers said on Thursday.
PARIS – European scientists on Wednesday said they had uncovered how the influenza virus is able to take over human cells and use them as machinery to replicate itself.
WASHINGTON - Wrinkles are not due to genetics alone but also to stressful environmental factors, such as a divorce, abnormal weight loss and use of antidepressants, according to a study published Tuesday.
WASHINGTON - Spending more hours watching television or playing video games as a teenager may lead to depression in young adults, according to a study published on Monday.
PARIS – Manganese, a metal that is naturally present in the human body, may contribute to Parkinson’s disease when defective genes interact to enhance its toxicity, according to a study published on Sunday.
DAVOS, Switzerland – Hundreds of millions of mosquito nets and anti-malaria kits are to be distributed by 2010, officials behind a campaign to halt about one million malaria deaths a year said on Saturday.
NEW YORK - Despite the pervasiveness of migraine and other headache disorders in the US, most individuals suffering a severe headache steer clear of emergency departments, survey findings suggest.
NEW YORK - Pfizer Inc, in its latest research setback, said on Friday it stopped a late stage study of an experimental drug to treat advanced pancreatic cancer after an independent monitoring board found no evidence that it prolongs survival.
CHICAGO - US researchers have reversed multiple sclerosis symptoms in early stage patients by using bone marrow stem cell transplants to reset the immune system, they said on Thursday.
NEW YORK - Adolescents whose parents smoke are more likely to pick up the habit themselves, new research confirms.