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Babies and small children are prone to middle ear infections, which typically have to be treated with orally administered antibiotics. A new fast-acting topical gel could soon replace such drugs, however, potentially reducing unpleasant side effects.

We've heard about campers, kitchens and even tiny homes that fit in pickup truck beds, but the PreCare system is decidedly more altruistic. It's a truck-bed-based popup healthcare center, designed to serve remote and impoverished communities.

Researchers have identified a previously unknown biological process that causes tissue and organ damage in conditions where oxygen is low, such as heart attacks and strokes. The study suggests that bursting red blood cells, not blood clots, are the . ...

In the ongoing search to find a pain intervention that does away with the need for opioids - and bypasses drugs altogether - a new game-based system has shown huge promise in tackling chronic neuropathic pain. Using a game and a headset, it "trains" ...

New research has identified the mechanism by which air pollution damages the lungs' self-cleaning system, leaving us vulnerable to infection. In doing so, it has also identified a way to reverse that damage and restore lung function.

A new study has found that gaining weight as a result of poor diet is linked to impaired cognitive functioning and developing symptoms of anxiety, adding to the growing body of evidence that there's an intrinsic biological link between our gut health ...

Animals that produce their own light source, through an internal chemical reaction, are one of the many wonders of nature - and something biotechnology scientists have been working hard to replicate and adapt for human use for some time.

Researchers have developed a new method for preventing bacteria from adhering to surfaces, such as medical devices. It relies on the unique properties of resilin, a natural insect protein that enables fleas to jump hundreds of times their body length ...

A landmark 17-year study has found that a workable exercise plan significantly improves survival and enduring health of people who have experienced colorectal cancer. So much so that, as one of the researchers noted, "Our findings will change the way ...

Diabetic foot ulcers can be slow to heal and prone to recurring. A new study employed an existing method, used on burns patients, to assess the degree of water loss from the skin and found that it was a good diagnostic tool for predicting a foot ...