New research shows that vitamin D supplements have a small to moderate effect on depressive symptoms in adults, but further studies are needed to investigate the effects of combining vitamin D with standard treatments for depression.

Mosquitoes revealed something unexpected about the neurons that encode scent.

The spread of the mosquito species Anopheles stephensi across Africa poses a significant problem to a continent already heavily burdened by malaria. Most—90%—of the world's malaria deaths are on the continent.

The body sends loud and clear signals that it's time to focus on healing. It's a good idea to listen. The best way to get it done.

Scientists have developed improved methods for generating micro-organospheres (MOS) and have shown that they can be used as patient avatars for studies involving direct viral infection, immune cell penetration and high-throughput therapeutic drug screening --…

Three natural compounds present in foods like green tea, olive oil and red wine are promising candidates for the development of drugs against the coronavirus. In a comprehensive screening of a large library of natural substances at DESY's X-ray source PETRA I…

A secondary analysis finds that metformin may hold some promise.

The 1918 influenza pandemic resulted in the loss of over 3% of the world's population—at least 50 million people. But it wasn't the flu virus that caused the majority of these deaths.

JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department says a case of monkeypox has been confirmed in the county.

In a new study, researchers assessed the association of COVID-19 and influenza with thrombotic events among patients.

A team of scientists, led by Xiling Shen, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer, and Professor at the Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation (TIBI), has reached new levels in patient model development. They have developed improved methods for generating micro…

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A child likely died from a rare infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba after swimming in an eastern Nebraska river, health offic...

Unexplained excess deaths outstrip those from virus as medics call figures ‘terrifying’

Women in equal relationships are more satisfied with their relationships and, in turn, feel more sexual desire than those in unequal relationships.

A new study shows that 56% of people infected with the Omicron variant of COVID-19 do not know they have it.

Metagenomic data from cerebrospinal fluid was used to genotype Neisseria meningitidis in patients with invasive meningococcal disease and trace the origin of the pathobiont, providing a phylogeographic analysis of the strain’s evolution in China and its globa…

Brief, direct exposure to prescription cardiovascular drug advertising seems to boost consumer perceptions of medications and pharmaceutical companies without deterring use of lifestyle interventions.

The spiral of life.

NBC News took a shot at the public health narrative that skin-to-skin contact, rather than sex between men, was the chief transmitter of the disease monkeypox.

Researchers from Mercer’s Institute for Successful Ageing (MISA) and the Department of Medical Physics at St James’s Hospital and Trinity College Dublin have discovered that brain tissue oxygenation is lower in frailer older adults with multiple health condit…

A cell-phone based digital polytherapeutic program that combines white noise, game therapy, and counseling may provide clinically meaningful improvement in tinnitus symptoms, new research suggests.

Bavarian Nordic signs up U.S. firm for packaging monkeypox vaccine

While inhaling secondhand smoke is known to have ill effects, a new study found that “thirdhand” smoke can also cause cancer.

A case report suggests that early use of oral tecovirimat may be an effective treatment for patients with monkeypox and severe proctitis. The report is published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they have evidence to potentially overturn a prevailing belief in a type of important signaling within cells.