Bristol researchers have identified a heart protection mechanism in mice that surgeons and cardiologists may be able to exploit to improve treatments for patients in future.

This month's issue of the Diseases of the Colon & Rectum assesses risk factors of unplanned readmission after colorectal surgery.

October's issue of the American Journal of Gastroenterology finds that glucose abnormalities are a risk factor for nonresponse to antiviral treatment in Hep C.

The latest issue of Gut investigates the risk of developing Crohn's disease after an appendectomy.

The damage caused by heart disease may make the organ cope better with the dangers of surgery, say researchers.

A daily dose of chocolate may help reduce the symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome, say UK researchers.

Infants who are raised in bilingual homes learned two similar-sounding words in a laboratory task at a later age than babies who are raised in homes where only one language is spoken.

Claims that vulnerable groups, such as the elderly and people with physical or mental disabilities, are at an increased risk of physician assisted death are not supported by evidence, says an expert in this week's BMJ.

The world's most common joint disease, osteoarthritis (OA) is a major cause of disability among adults over the age of 50.

A new study examined the possible associations between occupation and the risk of dying from systemic autoimmune diseases and found that occupational exposures in farming and industry may be linked to higher death rates from these diseases.

A recent survey shows that American consumers are skeptical about the safety of the global food system and many believe that local foods are safer and better for their health than foods from afar.

A new study has found that current recommendations about breastfeeding by women with allergies should be reconsidered.

A senior doctor from Sydney's Royal North Shore Hospital says junior doctors are working unsupervised in many public hospital emergency departments across New South Wales.

The United States and Kyrgyzstan signed an agreement on Sunday to prevent nuclear material from being smuggled through the Central Asian nation. The deal, signed by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Ednan Karabayev, calls for

Today's issue of the scientific journal Science presents research on the genetic make-up and biology of the parasite Giardia lamblia that ultimately may lead to better diagnosis and treatment of the diarrhea disease giardiasis, which affects 200 million people every

A team of researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have overcome a major obstacle for using refractive lenses to focus x-rays.

BioNanomatrix, Inc. and Complete Genomics Inc. (CGI) have announced that they have formed a joint venture that has received an $8.8 million grant award from the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology Advanced Technology Program (NIST-ATP) to develop a

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Afluria, an additional seasonal influenza vaccine for the immunization of people ages 18 and older.

Friendships can be beneficial, but watch out when talk about deviant topics is the best way to get a laugh in an adolescent relationship, because such interaction may well lead to questionable behavior down the road, say University of Oregon

A Mayo Clinic review of patients' responses to a drug used to control nausea and vomiting during anesthesia for general surgery questions a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warning against the drug's use.