Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Hong Kong clamped down on its border with mainland China Tuesday in a bid to stop the coronavirus outbreak, as health officials in Japan and Germany reported new cases of domestic transmission.

People who lose their sense of smell face difficulties that can affect hygiene, intimacy, personal relationships and even physical health consequences, a new British study suggests.

Jan. 28 (UPI) -- The Federal Trade Commission has charged disgraced former drug industry executive Martin Shkreli and Vyera Pharmaceuticals with concocting an elaborate competition-fixing scheme to maintain their monopoly over Daraprim.

A gene mutation implicated in the risk for Alzheimer's disease might also impair memory in soccer players who head the ball a lot, a new study suggests.

Jan. 28 (UPI) -- The House overwhelming passed a bipartisan bill on International Holocaust Remembrance Day to increase support and spending on education to raise awareness of the Holocaust and to curb anti-Semitism.

Jan. 27 (UPI) -- Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves on Monday called for the closure of the Mississippi State Penitentiary's Unit 29 cell block after nine inmates have died in a month.

A prescription drug that's long been used to treat the buildup of fluid in the body might do double duty as a means of easing autism symptoms in young children, new research shows.

Jan. 27 (UPI) -- Stock markets tumbled on Monday amid concerns about rising cases of the novel coronavirus in China and the United States.

Jan. 27 (UPI) -- Researchers note in a new study that current rates of asthma-related ER visits are more than twice as high in areas that were once redlined in eight California cities, despite the practice being relegated to history.

Suppressing puberty in a child who's questioning their gender identity might seem extreme, but the therapy is relatively safe and could significantly lower their risk of suicide, a new study reports.