In light of Pope Francis’ pneumonia diagnosis, Dr. Leana Wen explains why older adults are especially at risk for serious ...

The largest study of its kind has revealed how both genetics and lifestyle play a role in developing certain age-related diseases, such as dementia, lung cancer and heart disease ...

Ratner predicts the appointment of Kennedy, a vaccine skeptic, will impact vaccine availability and hesitancy: "It is much ...

Researchers at Tel Aviv University, led by Prof. Illana Gozes, examined the effects of different mutations in the ADNP protein, which is essential for normal brain development and aging, on the brain ...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating neurodegenerative disease characterized by the progressive degeneration ...

The cold weather is once again making its way to the Natural State, which can cause problems for many, especially those with chronic conditions like arthritis, ...

The deaths are also partly the result of medical successes: People are living longer, and more people are surviving heart ...

A multi-omics study reveals that impaired branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) catabolism is a key driver of sarcopenia, ...

Chronic conditions don’t define us. Let's redefine "chronic" in a way that smashes mental health stigma and empowers ...

The four stages of heart failure simply indicate how early or advanced the disease is. With that said, there are different types of heart failure characterized by the part of the heart affected. These ...

NATO is testing its ability to rapidly deploy across eastern Europe — without direct US assistance — as Washington shifts its ...