MEDICINE

A company is working on a bioprinter that’s capable of manufacturing viable 3D-printed human hearts.

Scientists used CRISPR/Cas9 technology to cure several diseases in mice without editing the DNA.

Currently, there are 5.5 million people with Alzheimer’s dementia in the U.S. Without intervention, that figure may more than double by 2060.

A new study is the first to completely trace the changes in gene expression before, during and after exposure to peanuts.

HIV has killed more than 35 million people so far. The new breakthrough brings a much needed hope.

Doctors pronounced a baby dead but he started moving in the plastic bag on the way to his funeral.

The new algorithm defines densities, edges and other parameters of tissues that are X-rayed and it could also identify changes in the tissues even as the radiation dosage is brought down significantly — by 100 fold or more.

For the first time, there is now artificial human heart muscle big enough to be used to solve damage seen in heart attack victims.

The team at the University of Alberta, Canada, who conducted the study compared the two approaches — invasive colonoscopy and swallowing FMT as a sealed capsule — to come to their conclusion.

Accurately comparing different health plans could be tricky. Here’s an easy guide.

There are a few foods that you should be weary of this holiday season to make the celebrations memorable in the right way.

David Stephan and his wife used remedies like maple syrup and garlic to treat their son's illness.

A professor conducted secret tests on at least eight people in hotel rooms.

These machines are now obsolete and have been replaced by positive-pressure ventilators such as modern-day respirators.

The two different cannabis compounds – cannabidiol (CBD), and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) – are known to affect the nervous system and help PTSD patients bring their acquired fear under control.

The FDA warns that getting silicone injections is an illegal practice.

The FDA issued a public advisory Tuesday against kratom use.

"This is not a time to be squeamish because it’s a life and death situation."

A two and half minute video shows the baby’s face pressing against the fluid filled sac as doctors carefully try to get the baby out.

Teratoma sparked encephalitis, an auto immune condition that causes inflammation in the brain, and triggered seizures and hallucinations in Kira Hartley.

Researchers found night-time burns took an average of 28 days to heal, while day-time burns just took 17 days.