FRIDAY, Aug. 18, 2023 -- Phillip Durst was working near an industrial dishwasher when something went awry, and the machinery spewed caustic chemicals into his eyes. “If I had been standing a foot left or right, it wouldn't have hit me right...
FRIDAY, Aug. 18, 2023 -- Binge-drinking and marijuana use have reached historically high levels among U.S. adults aged 35 to 50, the U.S. National Institutes of Health announced Thursday. For these middle-aged adults, the drugs of choice are...
FRIDAY, Aug. 18, 2023 -- Damaged teeth could one day be repaired with “living fillings” created from stem cells, a new study reports. In the lab, researchers induced stem cells to form small, multicellular mini-organs that secrete the proteins...
FRIDAY, Aug. 18, 2023 (American Heart Association News) -- Five days after giving birth to her second child, Lauren Lowrey woke up with a sharp pain in her upper back. She couldn't draw in a deep breath. The TV news anchor, who was living in...
FRIDAY, Aug. 18, 2023 -- More than 1 out of every 10 patients who land in an ICU with a potentially deadly heart emergency test positive for recreational drug use, a new French study reports. About 11% of nearly 1,500 patients admitted to a French...
FRIDAY, Aug. 18, 2023 -- A new COVID variant with very few known cases but many mutations has been swiftly moved into the World Health Organization’s "variant under monitoring" classification. Four known cases of the variant, dubbed BA.2.86, have...
FRIDAY, Aug. 18, 2023 -- Teens’ desire to start smoking, and later to keep smoking, may be linked to differences in gray matter in their brains, a new study reveals. Researchers found that reduced gray matter in the left frontal lobe was found in...
FRIDAY, Aug. 18, 2023 – The 15th century prince who inspired the literary vampire Dracula may have had medical issues that caused him to cry tears of blood, according to researchers unearthing this ancient mystery. The prince, who was also a...
FRIDAY, Aug. 18, 2023 -- Heavy screen users often buy blue light-filtering eyeglasses to protect their eyes -- but they may be wasting their money, a new study suggests. A new research review suggests these blue light-filtering glasses probably make...
FRIDAY, Aug. 18, 2023 -- The brain is a complex organ, and a new study — believed to be the largest ever on the brain’s genetics — identifies more than 4,000 genetic variants linked to brain structure. The research, involving some 36,000 brain...