Study shows that pregnant women lose gray matter in their brains, especially in the frontal and temporal lobes, but this "brain shrinkage" may help the women become more emotionally attached to their babies

Dim light at night affects offspring's immune response (hamster model)

Research shows oral and genital herpes spread from chimps to humans tens of thousands of years ago

It's not just kids going unvaccinated. Only 20 percent of U.S

When germ-free mice with normal motor skills were given fecal samples from humans with Parkinson’s, they began to show Parkinson’s symptoms

More than 60 percent of people prescribed opioid painkillers reported having leftover pills, and one in five reported sharing their medication with someone else

Research challenging the ‘cholesterol hypothesis’ concludes benefits from statin therapy have been exaggerated and ‘bad’ cholesterol isn’t the enemy.

Two new studies show that 45% of heart attacks are "silent," meaning they cause no symptoms, and that 1 in 4 people who have a heart attack will eventually develop heart failure

The cost of oral cancer drugs has risen six-fold - from an average of $1,869 a month in 2000 to $11,325 a month in 2014

New study shows that children from poor backgrounds are more likely to have food allergies

Researchers at Mount Sinai find digital mammography can help spot calcified plaques in breast tissue that can lead to heart attack or stroke.

Doctors see rise in the rate of oral cancers caused by sexually transmitted HPV in white men

People Emit Their Own Personal Microbial Cloud

The human microbiome: the truth about c-sections, probiotics, fecal transplants, and letting kids eat dirt

New Duke University study shows children who are picky eaters are much more prone to depression, social anxiety, and generalized anxiety

Scientists Cure Lupus in Mice with a One-Two Punch

Self-injury among teens and young adults is on the rise, most commonly cutting or piercing

Gene Turns Colorectal Cancer Cells Into Healthy Tissue

Autism Best Treated in a Stable and Predictable Environment, Study Says

Study shows 2 million American adults live as "shut-ins," almost never leaving their homes

Combination of Stem Cell and Drug Therapy Could Reverse Type 2 Diabetes

Artificial Light Associated with Obesity, Study Says

Technology is causing millennials a lifetime of pain: back and neck problems, weight gain, nearsightedness, hearing damage, and disturbed sleep

For the first time, researchers create artificial muscles that can expand or contract while bending and can flex either downward or upward

An already FDA-approved allergy drug chlorcyclizine is effective against hepatitis C in lab tests

New Biomarker May Detect Stress-Induced Depression

Researchers fed 15 young children at high risk of type 1 diabetes increasing doses of powdered insulin for about 6 months

Study shows a newer, less effective vaccine plus rising rates of parents opting out of vaccinations has led to a huge spike in whooping cough cases in the U.S

fMRI scans of the brains of toddlers with autism as they hear a story read aloud can accurately predict their language development in later years

Almost 40 percent of 16,000 ground zero rescue workers studied now have rheumatoid arthritis

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