Category: Health

This is a MedPage Today story. HAVANA, Fla. — For a rural community, this town of 1,750 people has been more fortunate than most. A

Researchers found that greater self-reported activity, walking, and accelerometer-measured light activity were associated with higher mitochondrial DNA copy number in 256 healthy middle-aged adults. The

People with evening chronotypes have a 1.7 fold elevated risk of needing to retire early and take a disability pension compared with morning chronotypes, suggest

Reductions in blood pressure may be maintained over the short term with just one or two sessions of isometric exercise training a week, suggest the

Surgery to remove lymph nodes in the neck may interfere with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) drainage from the brain, contributing to cognitive impairment, according to new

Menthol, a common flavoring for both traditional cigarettes and e-cigarettes, may do more than simply change how nicotine tastes or feels.

Social anxiety is more common than many think. Here’s what you need to know about the condition.

In three online experiments involving 300 US adults, researchers varied how reliably rewards matched their labels, how often rewards changed, and whether chosen movements went

Access to high-quality primary care can make the difference between a health concern being identified early and becoming a more serious problem.

Distinguishing malignant from benign biliary strictures remains a major clinical challenge. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)-guided cytology and biopsy may be inconclusive, particularly in early-stage disease

The BBC’s Ione Wells describes what happened in court, as the US mother’s defence for the first time argued there was not enough evidence to

The PM was at times emotional during his conference speech in which he outlined his long-term plan for the UK.

This is a MedPage Today story. Erica Hayes, 40, has not felt healthy since November 2020 when she first fell ill with COVID. Hayes is

Cancer neoantigens and neoantigen-specific T cells were identified from patient blood samples by analyzing circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) and immune cells, respectively, and they largely