The study highlights air pollution's role in escalating heart disease, showing increased mortality and disability rates, especially among women and older adults.

Caffeine is not only found in coffee, but also in tea, chocolate, energy drinks and many soft drinks, making it one of the most widely consumed psychoactive substances in the…

Rural Georgians may find it difficult to access medication that could slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study from the University of Georgia.

The combination of two cancer drugs, rapamycin and trametinib, can extend the lifespan of mice by 30%, according to a study led by researchers at UCL and the Max Planck…

The Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Pediatric Hematology/Oncology divisions at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) joined forces to create and test an algorithm for treating children with sickle cell…

Moderate zinc intake is associated with a significantly lower prevalence of stroke among U.S. adults. Higher intake beyond this range offers no added benefit, suggesting a threshold effect.

Runaway cell death and inflammation triggered by severe trauma may be interrupted by a drug used to prevent alcohol abuse – and it may be particularly effective in females, according…

Considered the natural "hunger hormone", Ghrelin could be the key to preventing debilitating chronic constipation experienced by people living with Parkinson's disease, University of Queensland researchers have found.

Researchers from The University of Texas at Dallas' Center for Vital Longevity (CVL) have released the full dataset from a decade-long project designed to track brain and cognitive health as…

Non-drug therapies like music and light outperform medications in managing dementia-related agitation, enhancing patient care and safety for caregivers.