Many people in the United States take medications called proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) to treat heartburn and acid reflux.

Scientists at Virginia Tech’s Fralin Biomedical Research Institute have developed a new molecule called JM2 that could change how doctors treat glioblastoma, the most common and aggressive form of ...

The DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) Diet, co-developed by researchers at Pennington Biomedical Research Center, has been named the second-best overall diet and the top heart-healthy ...

Small enough to fit in your palm, the tool can quickly identify toxic E. coli bacteria in just minutes—potentially saving lives and preventing millions of illnesses each year. coli, a bacterium ...

The study, published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, looked at nearly 500 research papers and showed that a heart-healthy lifestyle can improve brain function, vision, hearing, ...

This type of “twisted” light, called an optical vortex, is no ordinary beam. Because it spirals as it moves, it can carry much more information than regular light, making it a promising tool for ...

When people talk about brain diseases like Alzheimer’s or stroke, they usually think about neurons—the brain cells ...

Three new studies presented at the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery’s 22nd Annual Meeting suggest that medications like ...

New research from Denmark shows that people recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes can lower their risk of death and serious ...

New research has found that air pollution—including car exhaust and smoke from burning wood—raises the risk of developing ...

A new study of nearly 50,000 women followed over 30 years found that drinking caffeinated coffee in midlife may help women ...

Photodetectors, the tiny devices that detect and measure light, are essential in technologies ranging from smartphones and ...