Having a larger waistline, high blood pressure and other risk factors that make up metabolic syndrome is associated with an increased risk of Parkinson's disease, according to a study published in ...

A study recently published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology shows that cardiovascular health is affected not only by the total amount of physical activity, but also by how often you ...

Researchers at Texas Biomedical Research Institute have developed a new, proof-of-concept vaccine to protect people from the ...

It is well established that stress can increase susceptibility to various neuropsychiatric disorders, such as depression and anxiety, which are highly prevalent worldwide and represent a significant ...

A recent University of Michigan-led study finds that 10% of patients hospitalized with sepsis were previously healthy—and many of those who ultimately died did so because it was too late to intervene.

From "try yoga" to "start journaling," most mental health advice piles on extra tasks. Rarely does it tell you to stop doing something harmful.

Some people age better than others. Some ease into their 90s with mind and body intact, while others battle diabetes, ...

A new Zika virus vaccine developed in Brazil by researchers at the Institute of Tropical Medicine of the University of São ...

FMP, the University of Oxford, and the University of Birmingham have developed a novel imaging approach to track how popular ...

The legacy of redlining—the 20th-century mapping practice that denied loans and other services to minorities based on their ...

There is often a dramatic scene in crime shows where an eyewitness points to a suspect in a police lineup. This ...

Cancer cells can break down the protective covers around nerves, causing nerve injury that triggers chronic inflammation, leading to immune exhaustion and eventual resistance to immunotherapy, ...