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(Carnegie Mellon University) MRI isn't just for capturing detailed images of the body's anatomy. Thanks to imaging reagents and technology developed by Carnegie Mellon, MRI can be used to visualize -- with "exquisite" specificity -- cell populations in the living body. The ability to non-invasively locate and track cells, will greatly aid the study and treatment of cancer, inflammation, and autoimmune diseases, as well as provide a tool for advancing clinical translation of cellular regenerative medicine.

Two new york City Masters coaches, each with a different approach, explain their dolphin kick technique.

Medicare officials' 2006 statements that they had reduced the number of fraudulent and improper claims were misleading, a draft report says.

A federal judge on Wednesday ordered a research company to supply an experimental drug to a 16-year-old Minnesota boy who is terminally ill with a rare form of muscular dystrophy.

Studies suggest that two vaccines against cervical cancer are being used without sufficient evidence that they are effective and worth their high cost.

Researchers find that the 40-something (and older) swimmer of today is faster than the 40-something of yesteryear.

AP - An expensive vaccine aimed at preventing cervical cancer makes sense for young teens when it comes to cost-effectiveness, but not for women in their 20s, contends a new report.

On the face of it, the notion seems counterintuitive, but to the presidents of some of the nation's most prestigious colleges, it makes a lot of sense: Lowering the legal drinking age might get students to drink less.

Next week, when President C.D. "Dan" Mote welcomes freshmen to the University of Maryland, he will inform them that the college police will enforce underage drinking laws "with terrific ferocity." And then he will turn around and, recognizing that most students do drink, tell the teenagers "to take...

A common form of skin cancer could be diagnosed by the distinctive chemical "scent" it gives off, say US experts.