Pfizer buys antibiotics business

It's acquiring part of AstraZeneca's antibiotics business for about $1.5 billion. More...

The gender divide in urology: Surgeon gender shapes the clinical landscape

Female urologists perform more surgeries on women than their male colleagues, according to a new study More...

Alzheimer's drug shows promise for patients in phase III trial

In what has been hailed "a significant event in the history of Alzheimer's and dementia research," scientists have completed the first ever phase III clinical trial of a drug that targets one of the drivers of Alzheimer's disease - a protein known as tau. More...

'Ice Bucket Challenge' Funds a Boon to ALS Research

The hugely popular "Ice Bucket Challenge" did more than convince millions of people to dump buckets of ice water over their heads to raise money for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) research: It actually funded a study that has discovered an important new ALS gene. More...

Metastatic prostate cancer cases skyrocket: More lax screening rather than more aggressive disease?

The number of new cases of metastatic prostate cancer climbed 72 percent in the past decade from 2004 to 2013, reports a new study. More...

New detection method paves the way for 100 percent detection of esophageal cancer

Software almost on par with specialists in recognizing esophageal cancer More...

Overweight or not, mannose levels may indicate diabetes risk

Even if you are not overweight, your mannose levels may indicate whether you're at risk for type 2 diabetes (T2D) or insulin resistance (IR), a new study shows. More...