If you’ve seen many old westerns, then you’ll likely have watched a few scenes where one cowboy has to suck rattlesnake venom out of another one’s leg. Things would have been much easier for those ...

Proteins circulating in the blood could accelerate the aging of blood vessels and increase silent cardiac risk.

People carry a community of microbes in and on our bodies, and they can have a powerful influence on our physiology in many ways. Probiotics, which are live microbes, are intended to improve human ...

Two UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have identified a protein that plays a key role in controlling the liver's ...

A 7-day course of antibiotics for patients hospitalized with bloodstream infections was just as effective as a 14-day course, according to results of the randomized, open-label BALANCE trial. Among ...

A new study published in Psychopharmacology investigates the biological phenomenon known as reintoxication in cannabis users. The findings indicate that acute physical stress caused by cold water ...

The resilience of bloodstream infections (BSI) is increasing, say investigators, who have focused on the issue in a new report. A recently published special issue of Virulence, "Bloodstream Infections ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The clustering suggests “that transmission resulted from a mix of community spread and health care exposures ...

If they sink into tissues and get absorbed into the bloodstream, that could be a problem. Then, like other over-the-counter drugs the Food and Drug Administration oversees, sunscreens should be ...