For over a century, Alzheimer's disease (AD) has been considered irreversible. Consequently, research has focused on disease ...

Obesity is a global epidemic and a major cause of morbidity and mortality because it increases the risk for comorbidities, ...

Tuberculosis (TB) patients who smoke will recover far more quickly if they can quit—and help could come from their mobile ...

Boston is seeing an early surge in flu cases this year, city and health officials warned, with sharp upticks in cases and ...

If you've spent even a little time on social media in recent years, you've no doubt come across a swath of "wellness" content ...

Just 1 in 30,000 pregnancies occur in the abdomen instead of the uterus, and those that make it to full term "are essentially ...

Prescription stimulants, such as Ritalin and Adderall, are widely used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), including in children. In the U.S., about 3.5 million children aged 3 ...

The currently dominant flu strain can lead to "some pretty serious illness," he said. "The other concern is that it's not ...

Eat, drink and enjoy the outdoors and family gatherings—in moderation, say those who see an increase in heart emergencies during the holiday season.

Even a low daily intake of alcohol—just 9 g or around one standard drink—is linked to a 50% heightened risk of mouth (buccal ...

A large Swedish study reported a lower risk of dementia among middle-aged and older adults who consumed higher amounts of ...

A study led by biomedical scientists at the University of California, Riverside, has shown for the first time that a father's ...