Breast cancer survivors, who lose muscle mass, can benefit from strength training, studies suggest
Breast cancer, once a death sentence, now has a survival rate of more than 90 percent. This means that millions of women…
Breast cancer, once a death sentence, now has a survival rate of more than 90 percent. This means that millions of women…
The Kavanaugh hearings have brought sexual assault to the forefront. A just-published study suggests that bystanders can…
The ability to help save other babies’ lives can make recovering from a big loss easier.
An international team of researchers is probing the links between skin diseases, including cancer, to speed the search for…
Media pioneer Ted Turner's announcement that he has Lewy body dementia brings the illness into the spotlight, which…
James Allison and Tasuku Honjo won the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for encouraging immune cells to attack…
In the wake of the #MeToo movement and women finally feeling free to discuss having been sexually assaulted, it may seem…
Sometimes the difference between intending to do something and doing it is a little nudge. Now researchers are designing…
New data underscore that adults with no high school diploma or GED are at the greatest risk for the leading causes of disease…
First, scientists wanted to decode all three billions units of the human genome. Now, a new effort will identify all the…
When kids and young people get injured their skin heals fast, but usually with nasty-looking scars. Now scientists have…
The age of the US is increasing, and with it, new expectations of health and happiness. Is the US prepared for the wave…
Saturday isn't just the first day of fall. It's also the 10th annual National Falls Prevention Awareness Day. Falls…
Many people may misunderstand the basics about opioids. That prevents researchers from understanding the full scope of the…
A Sept. 14 report on drug use suggested that opioid use has declined. But troubling trends in drinking among teens and young…
Does it seem like everyone you know drinks apple cider vinegar, mainly in hopes of losing weight? Vinegar has a long history…
In a completely new approach to treating addiction, researchers use genetically engineered skin cells to inactivate cocaine…
BPA, used widely in plastics and as a liner in food cans, was replaced by a related chemical called BPS. But it seems that…
Small-batch brewers are starting to tinker with biologic drugs to meet their own medical needs. A side effect of their success…
Mutations in BRCA genes are linked to the early onset of breast and ovarian cancers. But the effect of most mutations is…