First gene-edited babies claimed in China
A Chinese researcher claims that he helped make the world's first genetically edited babies 鈥� twin girls born this month whose DNA he said he altered with a powerful new...
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Weight-loss drug Belviq seems safe for heart, study finds
For the first time, a drug has been shown to help people lose weight and keep it off for several years without raising their risk for heart problems -- a...
After a death, how much can “broken heart” hurt survivors?
You hear it whenever someone gets sick or dies soon after losing a spouse: Was it because of a broken heart? Stress might not be to blame for former President...
CDC: Drug-resistant “nightmare bacteria” pose growing threat
"Nightmare bacteria" with unusual resistance to antibiotics of last resort were found more than 200 times in the United States last year in a first-of-a-kind hunt to see how much...
What we know about cancer risk and coffee
Trouble is brewing for coffee lovers in California, where a judge ruled that sellers must post scary warnings about cancer risks. But how frightened should we be of a daily...
Blood test to detect 8 cancers early gives promising results
Scientists are reporting progress on a blood test to detect many types of cancer at an early stage, including some of the most deadly ones that lack screening tools now.
Blood test may help predict which breast cancers will recur
A blood test five years after breast cancer treatment helped identify some women who were more likely to relapse, long before a lump or other signs appeared, a preliminary study...
U.S. scientists try 1st gene editing in the body
Scientists for the first time have tried editing a gene inside the body in a bold attempt to permanently change a person's DNA to try to cure a disease.
Half of U.S. adults have high blood pressure in new guidelines
New guidelines lower the threshold for high blood pressure, adding 30 million Americans to those who have the condition, which now plagues nearly half of U.S. adults.
Women less likely to get CPR from bystanders, study suggests
Women are less likely than men to get CPR from a bystander and more likely to die, a new study suggests, and researchers think reluctance to touch a woman's chest...