Experts have already concluded that exercise can help people with Parkinson's disease improve their motor symptoms, but what is its effect on the cognitive symptoms...

Scientists have identified a molecular mechanism through which an oral bacterium accelerates colorectal cancer growth.Tests have shown that around a third of people who develop...

Many people consider logging everything that they eat to be a tedious task. However, this effective weight-loss technique takes much less time than most people...

Filled with empty calories and ultra-processed, fast food may increase the risk of obesity and cancer. While fast-food chains have ostensibly been trying to offer...

Our dietary habits play an important role in shaping our health and well-being, but there are still many unknowns about the diet's ultimate impact on...

Some types of cancer, such as ovarian cancer, tend to remain undetected until they are too advanced for treatment to be effective. Now, an innovative...

New research could help to explain why some people report that they experience sensation in a missing limb, following amputation. Phantom limb is the sensation that...

A new study has revealed that a diet rich in protein and low in calories can help older adults with obesity lose more weight while...

Are you one of those people who goes to bed late and wakes up equally late? If so, you may be relieved to know a...

Memory loss does not only occur in neurodegenerative diseases, such as dementia. It also happens with age, or in relation to mental health problems, such...

Fresh research offers further information on the potential for diet drinks — that is, beverages sweetened with artificial sugar substitutes — to harm cardiovascular health. A...

Keeping blood glucose at a healthy level reduces the risk of developing diabetes. But until now, reducing high glucose levels has focused on limiting carb...

Researchers have taken a step forward in the quest for a pill that can recover brain function lost through strokes, brain injuries, and conditions such...

Researchers have developed a new pill that can deliver insulin straight into the stomach wall. Will injections soon be a thing of the past? When type...

A recent study on anxiety examined the role of glutamate, which is a neurotransmitter. The findings could help scientists develop more effective interventions.Almost everybody experiences...

Approximately half of the world's population experiences, will experience, or has experienced menstruation, and yet myths about this biological process still abound. In this Spotlight...

Recent research has linked prolonged sitting while viewing TV to a raised risk of developing colorectal cancer before the age of 50 years.This effect, which...

Recent research reveals for the first time that people can learn new information while they are asleep. Scientists already know that sleep consolidates learning of new...

In a study on mouse models and human tissue, researchers have revealed how aggressive forms of skin cancer are able to co-opt the immune system...

According to the American Heart Association (AHA), nearly half of all adults in the United States have cardiovascular disease. It caused more deaths in 2016...

Recent research adds to a growing body of knowledge that links hearing loss with cognitive decline, which is a hallmark of dementia and often precedes...

Investigating an enzyme that stops cells from dividing could be a fruitful avenue for research into how to slow aging and treat aging-related diseases. This was...

New research, published in the Journal of Neuroscience, finds that sleep deprivation increases sensitivity to pain by numbing the brain's painkilling response. One in 3 adults...

New research suggests that optimism may have a protective effect against type 2 diabetes in postmenopausal women. A range of factors can raise the risk of...

New research finds that a structural analog of a compound found in an endangered Chinese fir tree has cancer-fighting properties when combined with an existing...

Recent research has tied regular use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, such as aspirin, to longer survival in some people with head and neck cancer. The researchers...

A novel genetic approach that repairs broken connections between brain cells could lead to treatments that restore memory capacity in Alzheimer's disease.The new approach reverses...

New research, appearing in the journal Nature Communications, reveals a new mechanism that is at play in cellular function. Chaotic swings of protein concentrations help...

Each year around this time, the internet starts going abuzz with warnings about the dreaded "Blue Monday," the so-called most depressing day of the year....

New research finds that the cerebellum, a large part of the human brain that scientists thought was primarily involved in motor control, may play a...

If you want to boost your health in 2019 but resolutions seem too daunting, then read on for five easy ways to improve well-being each...

Scientists have developed a novel drug combination that makes invasive breast cancer cells transform into fat cells. The treatment prevented metastasis in mice. Metastasis is the...

The way in which our brains retrieve memories is still quite poorly understood, and we often remember moments and events in a general fashion, without...

A groundbreaking set of studies has found that blocking certain receptors in the brain leads to the growth of remarkably strong bones. Could a new...

A type of immune cell that migrates from the gut to the brain appears to reduce inflammation in multiple sclerosis, according to recent research.Scientists have...

Milk is the first food we consume when we are born into this world, mostly in the form of our mother’s super-nutritious and protective breastmilk.As...

A clinical trial has just launched to assess the effectiveness of a newly developed breath test that could help diagnose multiple forms of cancer. Researchers from...

New research uncovers fresh evidence to suggest that frequent exposure to negative emotions may have an important impact on the functioning of the immune system.Many...

In this Spotlight, we will discuss six examples of self-surgery. The stories that follow are gruesome and unusual. Although they are not for the fainthearted,...

A new, smart implant that "listens" to brain signals could help treat epilepsy and other neurological conditions, such as Parkinson's disease.Doctors use neurostimulation to treat...

Sticking to a strict diet can be challenging, so our eating patterns can fluctuate wildly. A new study looks at how these changes might impact...

Quitting smoking is famously hard. However, according to recent findings, the sooner one stops, the better. Perhaps today is the day?Smoking tobacco, as most of...