Bill Kochevar has regained use of his right hand with the aid of an experimental prosthetic that replaces lost connections between the brain and the muscles.
(CNN) A man paralyzed from his shoulders down has regained use of his right hand with the aid of an experimental prosthetic that replaces lost connections between the brain and the muscles.
Indonesian police say a farmer in Indonesia has been eaten by a python, which was later cut open to retrieve the man’s body. The 25-year-old was seemingly attacked and swallowed at a palm oil plantation near his village in West Sulawesi.
(CNN) Between work commitments, family responsibilities, and the stress of everyday life, we have legitimate reasons to fall short of our fitness goals.
HARPURSVILLE, N.Y. – Zookeepers at Animal Adventure Park said Tuesday night that April the Giraffe’s pregnancy continues to progress, as her mammary development has increased again since Tuesday morning.
The drug, called Ocrevus, is approved for use against the most common form of MS – the relapsing-remitting type. It’s also approved for primary progressive MS, a very aggressive form of the disease that affects 10 to 15 percent of MS patients.
Like The Atlantic? Subscribe to The Atlantic Daily, our free weekday email newsletter. Six years ago, a study from Michigan’s William Beaumont Hospital found that about 40 percent of runners suffer acute kidney injury after marathons.
Cats have gotten a bad rap, at least according to a new study that found your feline really does like you, even if it doesn’t always know how to show you, and it actually likes interacting with you more than it prefers food.
The 20 percent cut to the National Institutes of Health in 2018 will close labs, end careers, and, most importantly, deprive the public of the medical research benefits scientists are working toward.
(CNN) Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill has launched an investigation into some of the country’s leading prescription drug manufacturers, demanding documents and records dating back the past five years which indicate just what the companies knew of the …
PARAMUS, N.J. — Health officials in New Jersey are warning pet owners about a deadly disease that is passed through rats. Veterinarians in the state say they have seen a rise in the number of dogs who have contracted leptospirosis this year.
Scientists say they’ve made a device in the lab that can mimic the human female reproductive cycle. The researchers hope the device, assembled from living tissue, will lead to new treatments for many medical problems that plague some women, ranging …
… | Courtesy Current Fish and Oyster Co-owner Joel LaSalle, wants Current Fish and Oyster to be one of the first Utah restaurants to tear out its Zion Curtain.
(CNN) While the medical benefits of breastfeeding for helping newborns fight infections and helping pre-term infants get stronger are fairly well established, the long-term impact is much less so.
A legislation proposed in the Italian Parliament may lead to changes in women’s rights. The country may be the first to allow women to take paid leaves each month, on account of their menstrual pain.
Video games often blamed for rotting minds may actually protect them, according to a series of studies. Researchers report that Tetris—a classic game that takes hold of spatial and visual systems in the brain as players align irregular polygons—seems …
Exposure to lead as a child can affect an adult decades later, according to a study out Tuesday that suggests a link between early childhood lead exposure and a dip in a person’s later cognitive ability and socioeconomic status.
A graduate of the University of Richmond has been identified as one of two Massachusetts doctors killed in an avalanche in Canada earlier this month, according to media reports in the Boston area.
An estimated 86 million Americans are at risk for Type 2 Diabetes, but nearly 90 percent of them don’t know it. Doctors say adhering to a Mediterranean diet may help to reverse your risk of developing Type 2 Diabetes.
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