Health

If Wynn spots a patch of water, there’s a good chance she’s about to spend the next several minutes blowing bubbles into it. Not splashing around. Not swimmi...

Allegheny County has nearly three dozen cases of cyclosporiasis resulting in two hospitalizations.

The University of Oxford has already vaccinated its first clinical-trial participant. The study’s lead scientist Teresa Lambe tells Nature how they were able to move so fast.

It might be in your pantry right now.

A teenager who was swimming in a Maryland lake was bitten by a beaver that tested positive for the rabies virus.

Fairfax closed Peri Park playground for about two weeks while officials seek a flea treatment that complies with the town’s pesticide ban.

A new way for hard-to-treat cancer cells to protect themselves from being killed by anticancer drugs has been found. The novel method involves tumors hijacking specific defenses for repairing damaged DNA, which are easier to block than previously known mechan…

Health officials in Florida confirmed the state's first death from the flesh-eating bacteria known as Vibrio vulnificus. Vibrio infections have also been reported in Alabama and Connecticut this year.

The “MAHA” pseudoscience industry has made mold its latest obsession, but moldy, unsafe housing is too important of a political issue to leave to the grifters.

Early results from a new study suggest that older adults who took a daily multivitamin saw improvements in day-to-day functioning.

"Rabies has nearly a 100% fatality rate if treatment is not obtained prior to symptoms starting."

Polyphenol-rich foods may support healthy brain aging, but no single food or diet has been shown to prevent dementia.

COVID-19 is increasing in Bay Area wastewater, but hospital admissions remain very low. Here’s what experts recommend.

The blood-brain barrier surrounds the blood vessels that run through the brain, letting in oxygen and nutrients while keeping out toxins and pathogens.

Evidence suggests collagen supplements may modestly improve muscle mass and strength, but experts say whey remains the better-supported option.

Every year, untreated tooth decay sends thousands of young U.S. children to emergency departments for dental problems doctors can't treat. Many eventually undergo surgery under general anesthesia, while others endure pain and infection.

(KRON) — The popular Peri Park Playground in Fairfax is closed due to a “significant” flea infestation, the town announced. “Out of an abundance of caution for the health of park visitors, the playground will be closed for approximately two weeks, effective i…

Wide-field imaging in mice resolves state-dependent cortical blood-volume dynamics and reveals a REM-sleep paradox, where blood volume and astrocytic pyruvate rise while neuronal ATP falls, uncovering a dissociation between supply and consumption.

A new study by the Ineos Oxford Institute for Antimicrobial Research at the University of Oxford reveals that industrial poultry farming has led to a more than 100-fold increase in the movement of Campylobacter, allowing strains that once circulated in wild b…

Tests reveal that 56 buildings had living bacteria present in their cooling towers.

A two-pack of grip strengtheners is on sale for $15.

Researchers at UNC-Chapel Hill are developing a light-activated drug delivery system designed to release cancer medication only at tumors. The technology aims to reduce damage to healthy tissue and lessen the lifelong side effects.