A study reveals childhood smoking significantly increases COPD risk in adulthood, highlighting the need for targeted prevention strategies for young smokers.

Most mutations which cause disease by swapping one amino acid out for another do so by making the protein less stable, according to a massive study of human protein variants…

Findings from a multi-institutional, international study led by researchers from the Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center have significantly advanced the understanding of genetic alterations in the BRCA2 gene, a key…

Affordable and stable housing is critical to improving health across a person's lifespan. People with disabilities, including autism, comprise a significant share of people in need of housing assistance. However,…

Nations must start testing and regulating chemicals and chemical products as closely as the current systems that safeguard prescription drugs or risk rising rates of chronic illnesses among children, according…

The average life expectancy of people diagnosed with dementia ranges from 9 years at age 60 to 4.5 years at age 85 for women and from 6.5 to just over…

A collaborative effort between Mount Sinai and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center has shed valuable light on how monoamine neurotransmitters such as serotonin, dopamine, and now histamine help regulate brain…

Time-restricted eating (TRE) is safe and feasible for weight management but offers no additional benefits over a Mediterranean diet for reducing visceral fat. Early TRE shows promise in reducing subcutaneous…

AI-supported mammography screening significantly increases breast cancer detection rates while maintaining comparable recall rates, offering a safer and more efficient solution to address radiologist workloads.

Recycling takes place in our cells at all times: in a process called autophagy, cell components that are no longer needed are enclosed by membranes and broken down into their…