Drinking caffeinated coffee appears to have both beneficial and harmful short-term health effects.

A promising new approach to potentially treat Alzheimer’s disease – and also vaccinate against it – has been developed by a research team.

Researchers at the NIH have discovered a therapy that targets host cells rather than bacterial cells in treating bacterial pneumonia.

A new study of brain activity patterns in people doing a memory task finds that the way we make inferences changes dramatically as we age.

Penicillin may be one key to turning the tide on the deadly impacts of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) for children in developing nations.

More than 40 healthcare professionals and legal experts have issued the first guidance of its kind to support people with type 1 diabetes.

A Canadian doctor has diagnosed a woman with "climate change" after she came to hospital with breathing problems.

Type 1 diabetes and cancer are just some of the disorders associated with specific genes not “turning on” and “turning off" as they should.

We as human being seems to be obsessed with two things. One, losing weight. And two, not getting enough sleep.

Many people dream of living forever, while songs have been written about it and movies made with eternal life the central plot point.

Economic impact of obesity set to reach 3.6 per cent of GDP by 2060. Total costs projected to double in Spain and rise 19-fold in India.

Researchers assessed 38 different studies from 13 countries on the risk of infectious disease transmission in public washrooms.

New study suggests that older women who eat alone have poorer nutritional knowledge and intake and a higher prevalence of angina.

Eating a hot dog could cost you 36 minutes of healthy life, while choosing to eat a serving of nuts instead could help you gain 26 minutes.

Brain implant allows patient to see shapes, letters after more than 16 years of blindness.

For the first time, researchers have used human data to quantify the speed of different processes that lead to Alzheimer’s disease.

Largest real-world study of third (“booster”) dose of COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness against severe illness published.

A simple stomach bug could do a lot of damage. There are 100 million neurons scattered along the gastrointestinal tract.

Researchers report a conductive membrane, which translated sound waves into matching electrical signals when implanted inside a model ear.

Most people want to live a long and happy life or at least avoid a short and miserable one. If you’re in that majority, then you’re in luck.