Blood clots form in response to signals from the lungs of cancer patients—not from other organ sites, as previously thought—according to a preclinical study by Weill Cornell Medicine, Memorial Sloan ...

Microplastics have been detected in human blood, brain tissue, and even bones, where they may weaken skeletal structure and ...

The immune system can be "reprogrammed" to repair the body faster using electrical stimulation to jump-start healing, says a ...

A new study from the University of Oklahoma reveals how a little-understood protein, CD82, contributes to blood vessel ...

The hormone once associated with hugs and trust is now at the forefront of research on stress, adaptation, and the ...

Pancreatic cancer has the highest mortality rate of all major cancers, and its incidence is climbing. Because it is typically ...

Each year, about 185,000 people in the United States undergo amputation. Nearly half of those are due to injured blood vessels cutting off circulation to a limb. Surgeons can transplant an intact vein ...

Magnesium supports many important functions in the body, including energy creation, blood sugar control, muscle and nerve ...

Aging seems to occur in a linear fashion throughout the human lifespan, from childhood to the "golden years," but a new study has revealed one specific turning point when aging starts to accelerate in ...