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The Global Trachoma Mapping Project is the largest ever project undertaken to track the prevalence of trachoma, the most common infectious cause of blindness globally. The effort revealed that 100 million people around the world are at risk of going blind.

A 7-year old California boy nearly died as a result of complications from hypoglycemia, but is alive thanks to his family’s pet. It's a diabetic alert dog, specially trained to sniff out dangerously high or low fluctuations in blood sugar, which release chemicals in the body with an odor undetectable by humans.

The news about Zika keeps coming, and it's not good. A new Lancet study estimates that the fetuses of 1 in 100 women who become infected with the virus during their first trimester will be microcephalic, meaning that they'll be born with undersized heads. Given the number of infections in Brazil alone, this is a disturbingly high number.

It's tough to quit smoking — in spite of the array of drugs and nicotine replacement therapies available. The best strategy to use, according to recent research, is to just stop or quit "cold turkey," no matter what helpers one chooses.

For some highly dexterous youngsters and young adults, they may not even need to leave their bedrooms to become professional athletes. That is, as long as that bedroom has high quality Internet speed, according to a new study, these hand-eye pros are good to go.

March marks National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. And in recognition of this deadly, yet highly preventable disease, we are providing some answers to important questions related to this issue, along with specific actions that one can take to minimize the risk of getting it.

A recent study, published in Nature Medicine, demonstrates the role of branched-chain amino acid metabolite, 3-HIB, in the development of insulin resistance in skeletal muscle tissue.

The Hollywood actress's business enterprise, called The Honest Company, is anything but. Instead of selling you snake oil detergent, those honorable folks are peddling "sneak oil" detergent. And they've gotten away with it to the tune of $1.7 billion, every dollar of which they've extracted from suckers.

Selective hearing, also known as the Cocktail Party Effect, isn't just for the men in our lives! Turns out, we're all wired to focus our auditory attention to one particular thing at a time. Which is why multi-tasking is for the birds.

Ever wonder why you forget someone's name the moment you meet them? Studies on this very topic show that a person has a better chance at remembering someone's occupation than remembering his or her name

American Council On Science and Health: How Toxic Is Salt?
With a recent mandate in New York City that restaurant chains label menu items containing more than the recommended daily allowance for salt, the American Council on Science and Health has tackled the issue with a short consumer-level book.
 

Direct-to-consumer genetic testing provided by 23andme claims to provide relatively benign services to consumers, but is it okay to trust a company who's CEO is married to the founder of Google?

What everyone "knows" is that dog ownership is good for one's health. But are there data to support that? Yes, a preliminary study from Sweden provides some confirming data.

What started off as a company which gleefully offered revolutionary technology and promises of breakthrough performance, Theranos seems to have failed miserably. Egregious errors were found when California investigators paid a visit to one of its facilities.

There are three instances where EPA worried the pubic about three bogus human carcinogens - though why remains a mystery.

Traditional Chinese exercises (TCE) such as tai chi have been shown to have biochemical, physiological and psychological beneficial on among cardiovascular disease (CVD) patients. But it’s unclear whether concurrent healthy lifestyle practices unrelated to TCE could also be responsible for such benefits of those previously stricken with a heart attack or stroke.

After much excitement and anticipation, the first attempt to transplant a donor uterus into one of ten clinical trial participants failed.

When a mother gives birth to two non-identical babies, it's usually safe to assume they also had the same father. But that assumption isn't always true. In (hopefully) rare cases, the "twins" are really half-siblings, rather than true twins.

Ever feel like you walk into a room and forget why you went in there in the first place? Relax, you don't have early onset memory loss. Scientists have pegged this phenomenon the "Doorway Effect." Watch our video to see how it works.

In data obtained from each individual state, researchers were able to determine that in many states, cancer is the leading cause of death, beating out cardiovascular disease, which has consistently been the leading cause of death since the 1940s.

A 48-year old California woman experienced a life-threatening blood clot and subsequent stroke after a routine hair wash. This happened as a result of what experts call “beauty parlor stroke syndrome," a rare but recognized condition among the neurology community.

When family history suggest an infant might be prone to developing allergies or autoimmune disease, the standard advice to parents is often to feed the baby formula in which the protein is broken down, or hydrolyzed. Supposedly, this will make the baby less likely to develop allergies. But a new, rigorous study refutes this idea, and may well have the formula industry hunting for better products.

AC/DC rocked the rock 'n 'roll world this month when they postponed further tour dates, out of concern for lead singer Brian Johnson's hearing. But as it turns out, the hearing problems facing Johnson - the 68-year-old frontman for a loud group of rock legends - may also face millions of millennials throughout the world.

The technique has been around since the early 90s, first being used only in cases for cystic fibrosis. Now, it is approved for more than 250 conditions.

An article recently published in the British Journal of Pharmacology discusses the synthesis of a molecule, PnPP-19 and its ability to block pain perception and potentiate erections. So as it turns out, not all spider venom is bad – in fact, it can be pretty great.