Category: Health

Across Greece and in Orthodox communities around the world, a centuries-old Lenten fast offers a modern lesson in diet and discipline

Multiple regions of the brain engage in fast-moving conversations to understand language, UTHealth Houston researchers have discovered, dispelling a prior school of thought that only

Having more brothers and sisters may make it easier to cope with the death of a parent, in midlife, particularly when it’s the mother who

Lifestyle-behavioral factors and socioeconomic status play an important role in shaping healthy aging, but their effects may differ depending on your DNA, according to a

Tooth root development relies on precise coordination of cellular signals, yet the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Researchers have uncovered how two proteins, Gli2 and Gli3

A blood test could help identify people at higher risk of cognitive decline years before a traditional diagnosis is possible – according to University of

Editors of The Lancet published an op-ed decrying RFK Jr.’s one year of failure at HHS. They’re correct about RFK Jr, but they are not

As new technology capable of detecting dozens of early-stage cancer types with a single blood test hits the market, support for its use is building.

A study by researchers at the University of California San Diego could make it easier to treat breast cancer by uncovering a new way the

When doctors review diagnostic medical scans for lung cancer, they sometimes spot abnormalities unrelated to the lungs.

Consider a house with the water main half shut. The faucets sputter. The toilet runs all night. The garden wilts. You could call a plumber

When cells experience enough chronic stress, they can stop dividing permanently. In this state of cellular limbo, known as replicative senescence, cells remain alive but

Understanding how the brain works requires more than studying single regions in isolation. The cerebral cortex depends on long-distance connections that link specialized areas into

Understanding how proteins interact with their own mirror images enabled a Kobe University research team to design a small mirror protein that disables a causal