While ultra-processed foods are linked to higher rates of dementia and anxiety, the MIND diet may offer a powerful shield. A large-scale analysis sheds light on the biological pathways that might explain these opposing effects on brain health.

New research has found that 50% of patients regain the weight they lost if they stop taking Wegovy and Zepbound

MetroHealth says Greater Cleveland cannot sustain three Level I trauma centers and warns the move will harm patient outcomes and increase costs for the community.

As measles has spread throughout the United States, many Americans have worried about their risk level. For the first time, a map has been created that allows people to type in their ZIP code and see an estimated percentage of their neighbors who have been va…

Picky parent and picky eater approved.

Bread can be part of a healthy diet as long as you choose wisely. If it's sourdough vs. pumpernickel, which should you pick? Dietitians explain the difference.

A laser. A droplet. Then a 10-micron elephant is born, inside a cell. This isn't science fiction. It's already happening.

Doctors at Intermountain Health are seeing a big difference in infant hospitalizations for RSV after pushing for Utahns to get vaccines in the last two years since they were approved in 2023.

Researchers have found that individuals with no lingering COVID-19 symptoms still exhibit distinct changes in brain tissue integrity and neurochemistry compared to those who were never infected.

At Stanford, a treatment that aims magnetic pulses at the brain is showing results for people with treatment-resistant depression. It’s called SAINT, and here’s how it works.

This flu season is shaping up to be particularly bad. Here are antiviral medications to consider if you test positive.

The United States reported a record number of measles cases in 2025, and the virus continues to spread rapidly in the new year. At least ​171 measles cases have been reported in the first two weeks of 2026, according to data published Wednesday by the US Cent…

A unique AI model developed by Stanford University researchers and their colleagues could one day be used to predict your risk of more than 100 health conditions, without you even needing to be awake.

Americans have been getting the anti-sugar message since the 1970s, even as consumption rose by about 30%. Now, recent research suggests that advice may have been too broad. Turns out, drinking sugar is much harder on the heart than eating a slice of cake eve…

People struggling with insomnia tend to hyperfocus on the fact that they can't sleep, which can prevent them from getting any shut-eye. Experts share effective practices to overcome sleep stress.

Their decisions underscore a growing divide between federal health authorities and major medical groups.

New research has discovered that a neural circuit may explain procrastination. Scientists were able to disrupt this connection using a drug.

Gut microbes can make people drunk without booze. Scientists now know which ones to blame.

A new study offers good news from Uganda — although the cuts in U.S. aid cast a shadow over the reduction in deaths of parents from HIV/AIDS.

A new discovery may explain why so many people abandon cholesterol-lowering statins because of muscle pain and weakness. Researchers found that certain statins can latch onto a key muscle protein and trigger a tiny but harmful calcium leak inside muscle cells…

Vivian Nosovitsky, 21, had finished another year of traveling abroad when she noticed pain in her eye

More than 9 out of 10 Alzheimer's cases could be driven by specific variations in a single gene and the protein it produces, a new study reveals, suggesting that treatments targeting this well-known gene could prevent the disease from developing in the majori…

A highly contagious influenza A (H3N2) variant is driving more ER visits, and health officials warn the peak of flu season could still be weeks away.

The new method is designed to focus specifically on pain-related signals, without interfering with normal activity in other parts of the brain. A new preclinical study has identified a gene therapy approach that focuses directly on pain-processing regions of …

A study shows that, in the most sedentary people, small amounts of activity are linked to significant health benefits