Over-65s advised to eat hot meals to cope with winter
Eating hot meals and keeping active are effective ways for the over-65s and those with health issues to cope with winter, say public health bodies.
Mouse study shows antibody can soothe raging, nerve-driven poison ivy itch
Strategy could ease itching where steroids, antihistamines are only partly effective
Pitt researchers uncover key mechanisms of cancer, aging and inflammation
New details revealed about telomeres which play key roles in many health conditions, including cancer, inflammation and aging
Life took hold on land 300 million years earlier than thought
Life took hold on land at least as early as 3.2 billion years ago, suggests a study by scientists from Berlin, Potsdam and Jena (Germany).
One in 6 women diagnosed with breast cancer have a symptom other than a lump
One in six women diagnosed with breast cancer go to their doctor with a symptom other than a lump
Southern Hemisphere recovered faster from dino strike
Life in the southern hemisphere appears to have recovered more quickly than expected from the asteroid strike that wiped out the dinosaurs.
Double star may light up the sky as rare red nova in six years
A dim binary star is behaving exactly as expected if it is about to explode as a "red nova".
Evolution purged many Neanderthal genes from human genome
Larger populations allowed humans to shed weakly deleterious gene variants that were widespread in Neanderthals
Weight loss condition provides insight into failure of cancer immunotherapies
Cachexia has provided clues as to why cancer immunotherapy may fail in a substantial number of patients.
Breast Cancer: The First Sign Isn't Always a Lump
Around 1 in 6 women eventually diagnosed with breast cancer initially go to their doctors with a symptom other than a lump, according to a new study conducted in England.
More women sexually active into old age
However, one in seven women aged 65 to 79 years has hypoactive sexual desire dysfunction
Ketofol an alternative deep sedative for emergency departments
Australian researchers publish results from large clinical trial, debunking theory that ketofol causes frequent adverse psychological reactions
Alzheimer's disease found to be a diabetic disorder of the brain
Promising treatment for Alzheimer's disease found through similar insulin signaling in the brain and the pancreas
Why do seabirds eat plastic? The answer stinks
Marine plastic debris is an olfactory trap for seabirds
Primates regain control of paralyzed limb
Neuroprosthetic interface bridges spinal cord injury
Mammalian bone gene may be repurposed to fuel cognition in humans
Gene regulating bone growth could also promote brain maturation
Expensive new cancer drugs have little effect on survival of many cancers
New cancer drugs approved in the past 10 years may have little effect on survival in adults with cancer
It's not a bird! It's not a plane! It's the fastest flying mammal, says UT study
When most people think of animals moving at high speed, they envision cheetahs or swiftly diving raptors. They can now add the Brazilian free-tailed bat -- a tiny nocturnal mammal -- to the list.
Licorice compound interferes with sex hormones in ovary, study finds
Iso disrupts steroid sex hormone production in the ovary
Study suggests probable scientific misconduct in bone health studies
A new study suggests probable scientific misconduct in at least some of 33 bone health trials published in various medical journals.
High-intensity statins linked to better survival rates of cardiovascular patients
A large national study has confirmed the value of high-intensity statin treatments for people with cardiovascular disease, according to researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.
Newfound Ancient 'Sea Monster' Is Largest Yet from Antarctica
About 66 million years ago, an ancient sea monster the height of a five-story office building once gnashed its sharp teeth as it swam around the dark waters of Antarctica, a new study finds.
Vitamin D Deficiency Widely Overestimated, Doctors Warn
Too much vitamin D can lead to high levels of calcium in the blood, which can cause nausea, constipation, kidney stones, an abnormal heart rhythm and other problems.
Oldest Beer Brewed from Shipwreck's 220-Year-Old Yeast Microbes
An international team of scientists has recreated a 220-year-old beer recipe, using live yeast recovered from a bottle found in an 18th-century shipwreck in Australia.
Scientists reveal how a common virus triggers blood cancer
Epstein-Barr virus takes control of two genes involved in cancer development
Red squirrels in the British Isles are infected with leprosy bacteria
Microbiologists at EPFL and the University of Edinburgh have discovered that red squirrels in Britain and Ireland carry the two bacterial species that cause leprosy in humans.
'First flu' affects lifetime risk
A person's chances of falling ill from a new strain of flu are at least partly determined by the first strain they ever encountered, a study suggests.
Japan's 1st private rocket nearly ready to fly
A startup founded by maverick Japanese entrepreneur Takafumi Horie is poised to launch a test rocket as early as January.
Scientists develop tissue-engineered model of human lung and trachea
Scientists at Children's Hospital Los Angeles have developed a tissue-engineered model of lung and trachea which contains the diverse cell types present in the human respiratory tract.
Pest control: Wicked weeds may be agricultural angels
Farmers looking to reduce reliance on pesticides, herbicides and other pest management tools may want to heed the advice of Cornell agricultural scientists: Let nature be nature - to a degree.
Stress 'changes brains of boys and girls differently'
Very stressful events affect the brains of girls and boys in different ways, a Stanford University study suggests.
Sciatica: A Love Story
Hello and welcome. I am Dr George Lundberg and this is At Large at Medscape. How is your sciatica today?
New AI-Based Search Engines are a "Game Changer" for Science Research
Products such as Semantic Scholar and Microsoft Academic could be a boon for scholars
Statins may lower mortality risk in ankylosing spondylitis and psoriatic arthritis patients
Patients with ankylosing spondylitis or psoriatic arthritis taking statins may have as much as a 33 percent lower mortality risk
First home brain implant lets ‘locked-in’ woman communicate
A brain implant lets a paralysed woman communicate wirelessly
Moderate alcohol intake may slow good cholesterol's decline
Moderate drinking was associated with slower declines in HDL  over time