A new study has found that a simple amino acid supplement can significantly reduce brain damage associated with Alzheimer disease offering a new approach to treating the degenerative condition.
A suspected hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship near Cape Verde has killed three people and left approximately 150 passengers and crew stranded. Authorities are planning an emergency evacuation.
WHO confirms one hantavirus case with five more suspected on an Atlantic cruise ship. Three passengers have died as health authorities investigate the outbreak.
BBC reports that a new study suggests psilocybin, the active compound in magic mushrooms, could be an effective treatment to help people quit smoking.
A study by the Institute of Cancer Research and Imperial College London finds that the decades-long rise in overweight and obesity levels may partially explain the increase in 11 types of early-onset cancers.