Disorders

Keratoconus causes severe progressive nearsightedness even at early ages. In a large study recently conducted, previously unknown risk factors for a cornea-related condition called keratoconus have...

Brain electronic implants can monitor temperature and pressure within the skull and then melt away when no longer needed. A new class of tiny electronic implants monitor...

  Those who live in high-rise buildings had better survival rates from heart attacks if they were living on the first few floors. According to a study...

If you find that you're struggling to get to sleep each night and want some tips to try and beat insomnia, then this is...

A rare bleeding disorder, called factor VII deficiency, has been corrected in a dog model by hematology scientists using a single injection of gene...

In a new research published in Clinical Psychological Science, which is a journal under the Association for Psychological Science, a large scale survey involving...

Researchers have discovered that a commonly used drug for dementia is able to help prevent debilitating falls for patients suffering from Parkinson’s Disease. Published in...

The protein BRCA1 has been found to be also required for normal learning and memory and is depleted by Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study...

Engineers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have invented what may be called the band- aid of the future. They designed a stretchy hydrogel that is...

Hearing loss is quite a common phenomenon; close to 40 million Americans suffer from it. Till date, there is no known way to reverse...