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Study of Marco Polo’s Will Sheds New Light on Famed Traveller
By Philip Pullella
ROME (Reuters)
On January 9, 1324, the Venetian traveller, merchant and writer Marco Polo was preparing for his final journey - to...
New Weapon in Malaria Fight: A Better Bed Net
LONDON (Reuters)
A new kind of bed net that blocks mosquitoes' resistance to a common insecticide provides substantially improved protection against malaria, a major...
Men’s Risk of Sexually Spreading Zika Virus Dissipates after First Month
By Gene Emery
(Reuters Health)
Zika, the mosquito-borne virus that can cause birth defects in unborn babies, can also be spread to a woman through...
Researchers Propose New Alzheimer’s Definition Based on Biology
By Julie Steenhuysen
(Reuters)
Alzheimer's researchers have proposed a radical change in the way the disease is defined, focusing on biological changes in the body rather...
New Brain Memory Cells Develop Well into Old Age
By Will Boggs MD
(Reuters Health)
Well into our 70s, we continue to develop new cells in an area of the brain responsible for new memories...
HPV Vaccine Coverage on The Rise, but Still Far from 2020...
By Anne Harding
(Reuters Health)
The proportion of boys and young men in the U.S. receiving the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine has more than tripled since...
