A small microbe in the respiratory tract may hold important clues about why long COVID persists.

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Sleep can be surprisingly active, even for animals. Many pet parents have noticed their dogs twitching, making noises, or even moving their paws as if they...

Evenings feel harmless. Work slows, screens glow, snacks appear, and the body finally gets “me time.” But this is also when the heart quietly begins its recovery work. Blood pressure dips, heart rate steadies, and the body shifts into repair mode.Dr VP Sharma…

"I was in hospital once and about to be put under sedation. I casually asked how anesthesia works, to which the anesthetist replied, 'We don't actually know.'"

Fatal brain infection was thought to be from profound immune suppression. Not anymore.

Experts explain the best time of day to go on a walk, depending on your goals from weight loss to digestion. There are benefits for morning, afternoon, and e...

Aspergillus fungus thrives because its genome bends easily to new pressures. It lives on soil, grains, animal feathers, even coral skeletons.

You can stop overthinking your "time under tension," for starters.

Attorneys claimed doctors had Cox wait nearly 17 hours instead of treating him more promptly before his paralysis progressed.

My grandparents never talked about resilience. They wouldn't have known the word in any psychological sense. But they lived it in ways that I think most of us

CHURUBUSCO, Ind. (WANE) A truck crash Friday forced the temporary closure of U.S. 33 in both directions just north of Churubusco, and a specialized team was called in for clean-up because of the nature of the cargo the truck was hauling. According to the Whit…

Turns out, it's very hard to remove a test subject's own bias about their psychedelic test treatment.

A healthy lifestyle without smoking, but with plenty of exercise and a healthy weight, can help avoid losing healthy years of life to breast cancer, the study led by UW scientists says.

After her son Ross complained of light sensitivity and a stiff neck, Gaynor Simpson rushed him to the hospital, where he was put on life support

Harerimana Ismail of Uganda is a community health worker who checks on kids with HIV. He lost his salary after the Trump administration's aid cuts but he keeps doing his job.

Scientists have found a way to make one of the most aggressive brain tumors vulnerable to the immune system. A single injection of a modified virus can invade glioblastoma, kill cancer cells, and summon immune fighters deep into the tumor. These immune cells …

What you do in the morning can improve your cognitive function. Discover six habits neurologists recommend practicing when you wake up.

Measles is making a comeback in the United States after being considered eliminated for 26 years, and health officials are running out of ways to sugarcoat h...

A 20-year study followed more than 5,000 adults over 80 to see who reached 100. Along the way, researchers found that underweight participants who ate meat regularly were more likely to become centenarians. Still, experts say the bigger takeaway may be protei…

Isometric exercises – which involve holding certain poses – can build strength and reduce our blood pressure.

Pollen season is already ramping up. See where and how seasonal allergies impact you.

On the origins of pickiness.

VICTOR VALLEY, Calif. (VVNG.com) -- A noticeable increase in crane flies across the Victor Valley over the past week has sparked concern among residents, many of whom are mistaking the harmless insect

A health scare can be a reset.