AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton once predicted radiologists would be obsolete within five years. Instead, radiologists remain in high demand, wi...

A severe case of bird flu in Louisiana has led to the discovery of mutations in the H5N1 virus, which may help it bind more easily to human...

The new drugs are known as GLP-1 agonists, which mimic the activity of a hormone that slows digestion and helps people feel full for longer...

Swallowing an antibiotic is like carpet-bombing the trillions of microorganisms that live in the gut, killing not just the bad but the good...

A study published in The Lancet journal suggests that pregnant women who gain more weight than recommended are at a higher risk of death fr...

A study found that there were approximately 90,000 more deaths in the US attributed to cardiovascular disease during the first two years of...

The Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest is held on July 4, Independence Day. Here’s how it can be harmful for your stomach and the body.

The first thing to keep in mind is that your bedtime to some extent is influenced by your genetics.

One good way to frame the issue is to ask: Who is the most vulnerable person in your immediate circle?

A fresh onslaught of the novel coronavirus is bringing challenges for residents and the economy in pockets across the US. The localised sur...

New York, May 26 (IANS) While grey matter volume generally decrease with age, its density actually increases during adolescence, new resear...

New York, Feb 19 (IANS) Adult stem cells collected directly from human fat are more stable than other cells -- such as fibroblasts from the...

New York, Nov 4 (IANS) Scanning people's brains with functional magnetic resonance imaging, or fMRI, is significantly more effective way to...

By building a language databank, it may be possible to link social media content to health outcomes, researchers said.

Smartphone apps can track an individual's physical activity just as accurately as wearable devices, scientists, including one of Indian-ori...

Twitter can accurately predict a community's rate of coronary heart disease, the leading cause of death worldwide, researchers have found.

In the first study, an epilepsy app was designed to help non-doctors determine if a person is having an epileptic seizure.