Highly-sweetened foods like candy should be limited to support optimal brain health and lower dementia risk. Read on for details, and other tips.

Eating prunes daily helped women maintain stronger bones in a year-long study. Prunes may counter bone loss thanks to their unique compounds.

A Boston gastroenterologist recommends eating two kiwis daily to improve digestion and prevent constipation, citing studies showing they outperform tradition...

A study reveals that a common genetic mutation doubles the risk of dementia in men, linking it to problems with iron regulation.

Five years post-diagnosis, one woman is still navigating the aftermath of treatment and making sure others are aware of the signs

Five years after being diagnosed with tongue cancer, one woman is still navigating the aftermath of treatment and making sure others are aware of the signs. She can no longer taste or talk the same

New research suggests oxytocin, the so-called “love hormone,” may help protect women from mood disturbances caused by sleep disruption and hormonal changes during postpartum and menopause.

After a day, you’ll feel less dehydrated. After a week, your mood and sleep improves – and the benefits keep going.

Daydreaming is shown to improve brain health by stimulating memory, creativity, problem solving, and improving cognitive performance.

A lot of people keep bad medical news to themselves or restrict it to a very small circle of confidants. Others just won’t shut up about it. Here’s how this writer handled it.

The two positive test results were reported in Hapeville and northwest Atlanta. The BOH said it will work with a mosquito control vendor to eliminate mosquitoes in the areas where West Nile was detected.

Japanese walking, or interval walking training, is gaining popularity. Studies show it lowers blood pressure and strengthens muscles. Research indicat

Neurologist Baibing Chen advises caution regarding certain foods that may harbor neurotoxins and brain parasites. Large tropical reef fish like barrac

Ancient DNA from prehistoric bones reveals a 37,000-year timeline of human infections, tracing our long struggle with disease.

Experts weigh in on the best time to eat breakfast for weight loss and other benefits breakfast has to offer. Here's what you need to know.

Life expectancy for Californians has yet to rebound to pre-pandemic levels, and is still nearly one year shorter than it was before COVID-19, a new study finds.

Easy morning habits like drinking coffee or tea, eating berries, gentle movement, mindfulness and getting outside may all help fight inflammation.

Cutting back on saturated fat is the top cardiologist-recommended step to lower cholesterol and support heart health. Here's what you need to know.

A recent phase 2 clinical trial reveals that Ambroxol, a common cough medicine, shows promise in stabilizing psychiatric symptoms and potentially slow

A study reveals that a single exercise session per month before the age of 50 keeps the brain younger at 70, delaying Alzheimer's disease.

Start-up firms and researchers are working on lenses that can change their focus.

Receiving six or more prescriptions of the drug gabapentin for low back pain is associated with significantly increased risks of developing dementia and mild cognitive impairment (MCI)—29% and 85%, respectively—finds a large medical records study published on…

A third of kissing bugs collected across the state carried Trypanosoma cruzi, new research finds.

We're constantly told to "eat healthy" – but what does that actually mean? Even doctors sometimes struggle to offer clear, practical advice on which specific foods support health, why they work and what real benefits people can expect.

A new drug prevents weight gain and fatty liver by controlling magnesium in cells. It made mice stay slim despite lifelong exposure to an unhealthy diet.