Category: 6. Health

Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine’s Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health have completed a successful Phase 1 clinical trial of a new vaccine targeting both typhoid fever and non-typhoidal Salmonella…

Mutations that give certain cells an evolutionary advantage may help explain why men are more likely than women and smokers are more likely than nonsmokers to develop bladder cancer, according to a study by researchers at the University of…

Errors in a gene known to cause a serious neurodevelopmental condition in infants are also linked to the development of Parkinson’s disease in adolescence and adulthood, according to new research.

The study, published in the Annals…

Across disciplines, therapeutic areas, and even continents, Pfizer scientists have been working to advance understanding of – and potential treatments for – cachexia, a complex metabolic condition associated with certain chronic conditions,…

As pediatricians, you stand at the front lines of safeguarding children’s health. Few interventions in medicine rival the profound impact of…

Adding genomic sequencing to newborn blood screening would detect hundreds of additional childhood conditions, providing much earlier diagnosis and treatment, according to a new study. A baby’s genome, which stays with them for…

Around 25% of people with cancer in the U.S. are active smokers when they are diagnosed, and studies have found that many of them continue to smoke during treatment. This may be due in part to a common misconception – even among…