MEDICINE

UCLA Scientists Use Ultrasound to "Jump-Start" a Coma Patient’s Brain

Researchers at UCLA are the first to use a new, noninvasive ultrasound technique to "jump-start" the brain of a recovering coma patient from a minimally conscious state to fully conscious.

The Brown family was involved in New England’s vampire panic.

The Mystery Behind the 19th-Century New England Vampire Panic

Some families were so desperate to save their loved ones from a mysterious illness, they were willing to try anything, even exhuming them.

Male Birth Control Is 96 Percent Effective, Study Finds

Men could soon bear some of the responsibility for contraceptives.

12 Innocuous Facts About Jonas Salk

Long before developing the polio vaccine, Salk had wanted to be a lawyer and politician.

A Skin Patch Could Help Treat Peanut Allergies

The patch just finished the first stage of a highly promising clinical trial.

Seth Pincus, Elizabeth Fischer and Austin Athman, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health // Public Domain

Scientists Pinpoint When and Where HIV Arrived in the U.S.

So-called "Patient Zero" was not, in fact, the first person in North America to contract the virus.

Drug-Dispensing Contact Lens Eases Glaucoma Symptoms

Two researchers at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary and Boston Children’s Hospital recently designed a contact lens that delivers medication directly to the eye.

The Science of Spit

Your spit can tell you much more about your health than whether you should be flossing.

After Unusual Tumor Surgery, Baby 'Born Twice' Is Thriving

The doctors removed LynLee Boemer from her mother's uterus to remove a tumor—then put her back inside. Now she's nearly five months old.

5 Ways a Post-Antibiotic Era Could Change Medicine

1. A scratch could become deadly.

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Tasmanian Devil Milk Could Help Fight Drug-Resistant Bacteria

Marsupial milk has evolved to provide extra immune support.

A Factor in Babies’ Blood May Treat Inflammation and Sepsis

The peptide only exists in the umbilical cords and circulatory systems of newborn babies for about two weeks; then it disappears.

One Gene Mutation Links Three Mysterious, Debilitating Diseases

Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, and Mast Cell Activation Syndrome are so obscure that most doctors have never heard of them.

Twins Conjoined at the Head Separated After 27 Hours of Surgery

Their condition occurs once in every 2.5 million births.

Scientists Find Non-Gluten Cause of Wheat Sensitivity

Proteins called ATIs can trigger symptoms of asthma, multiple sclerosis, chronic pain, and more.

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The Next Step in Malaria Prevention May Be to Make People Taste Bad

Scientists say the brains of malaria-carrying mosquitoes combine smell and taste when considering who to bite.

7 Abandoned Hospitals From Around the World

Of the wide variety of abandoned buildings, perhaps none are as eerie as deserted hospitals.

Humans Will Never Live Past 115 Years Old, Study Argues

A controversial new study finds that humanity may have already reached the peak of its natural lifespan.

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This Marine is Learning to Live with a Double Arm Transplant

An IED took all four of his limbs. A team of 12 surgeons needed 14 hours to replace two of them.

Common NSAID Used for Period Pain May Reverse Memory Loss in Alzheimer’s

The drug restored memory function in mice.

Check Out This Year's Nobel Prize Winners in Science

This year, the Nobel Prize celebrated research on molecular machines, cells' recycling mechanisms, and discoveries about unusual states of matter.

Government Report Reveals Widespread Clinical Trial Fraud in China

The report comes on the heels of a recently unveiled plan to “punish” fraudulent researchers.

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Scientists Report HIV No Longer Detected in the Blood of British Trial Subject

The researchers say they may have found a way to cure the disease completely.

Scientists Develop Test-in-a-Box for Chikungunya Virus

The portable test kit does not require refrigeration and could provide faster, more cost-effective diagnosis in remote areas.

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