A new pilot study reports that direct-current (DC) microcurrent stimulation was associated with a statistically significant reduction in measured postsurgical scar depth immediately following a single treatment. The article, "Effects of DC microcurrent stimulation on scar remodeling and tissue recovery," has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies.

The Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is now killing a victim every 30 minutes, a top UN humanitarian official said Friday, calling for greater international action.

Biologic medicines have transformed the treatment of cancer, autoimmune diseases, migraine, inflammatory disorders and many other diseases.

Every year, lung cancer kills more than 100,000 people in the United States. Smoking is the leading risk factor for lung cancer, but other environmental exposures can also contribute to the disease.

Researchers at The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have identified a role for the youth-associated protein TIMP2 in supporting the healthy function of microglia, the brain's resident immune cells.

Measuring waist size may be one of the simplest and most effective ways to detect obesity-related health risks, according to a study by Rutgers Health researchers.

Swansea University researchers have led major European study investigating how socio-economic circumstances influence survival among children born with major congenital anomalies.

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) mainly affects premature and low-birth-weight (LBW) newborns and carries poor outcomes once surgery is required.

As temperatures continue to soar and amber heat-health alerts are issued across England, warnings are reaching the public but still failing to change behavior.

A research team at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has developed a patient-centric "Artificial Intelligence (AI) Virtual Patient Simulation System", overcoming the limitations of conventional static diagnosis.