Eating a concentrated amount of chocolate during a narrow window of time in the morning may help the body burn fat and reduce blood sugar.

The idea of visiting the doctor's office with symptoms and leaving with a scientifically confirmed diagnosis is much closer to reality.

Eating 2.5 grams of pure natural cocoa powder serves to improve visual acuity in healthy young adults and in daylight conditions

While it may seem intuitive that stress can accelerate graying, the researchers were surprised to discover that hair color can be restored.

Born without the lower part of his left arm, eight-year old Juan Moyolema was thrilled to receive a new hand

A recent study revealed that microRNAs in urine could be a promising biomarker to diagnose brain tumors.

Popular video games have the potential to provide low-cost, easy access, effective and stigma-free support for some mental health issues

When someone bumps their elbow against a wall, they not only feel pain but also might experience bruising.

Research shows that menopause changes a woman’s brain, but many of the changes are temporary and the brain eventually supplements them

Mexico has received 1.35 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson, single-dose COVID-19 vaccine donated by the United States.

Researchers found that in patients with the COVID-19 infection only, antiviral defenses are low and SARS-CoV-2 viral load is high

Scientists say naked mole rats - a rodent native to West Africa - may hold the key to new treatments for degenerative diseases like cancer.

New research shows that Laughing gas relieves symptoms in people with treatment-resistant depression.

Humans may be able to live for between 120 and 150 years, but no longer than this "absolute limit" on human life span

A new weight-loss treatment is being heralded by some health experts as "groundbreaking," and a potential "game changer"

Japanese researchers have developed and tested a prototype device -- wearable on the fingertips to enhance the sense of balance

An odor-based test that sniffs out vapors emanating from blood samples was able to distinguish between benign cancer cells with 95% accuracy

A new analysis of adults aged 80 years and older shows that a healthier lifestyle is associated with a lower risk of cognitive impairment

Eighteen Tibetan children with congenital heart disease who have received charity surgery in Shanghai

Waking up just one hour earlier could reduce a person's risk of major depression by 23%, suggests a sweeping new genetic study