Sleeping seven to nine hours daily, exercising regularly and having frequent social contact was associated with a lower risk of dementia.

Advances in surgery have made ever better rotator cuff repairs possible. But failure rates with surgery can be high.

The message is that for protective health benefits people could not only ideally aim for 10,000 steps a day but also aim to walk faster.

The prevention and removal of misfolded protein aggregates is considered a promising strategy to treat Alzheimer's Disease.

As a part of our immune defences, cytotoxic T cells – or killer T cells – seek out and destroy cells that are infected or cancerous.

Researchers have found that a well-known gene, Tob, plays an important role in reducing depression, fear, and anxiety.

Researchers and entrepreneurs have developed an implant made of collagen protein from pig’s skin, which resembles the human cornea.

Research team has shown that a protein named for the mythical land of youth in Irish folklore is effective at reversing muscle aging.

Drug first developed to treat Alzheimer’s disease, schizophrenia and sickle cell disease reduces obesity, and improves heart function.

Cataract is a clouding of the eye lens that is caused by a disorganisation of the proteins in the lens that reduces light transmission.

Study shows that a hormone secreted into the blood during endurance, or aerobic, exercise reduces levels of a protein linked to Parkinson’s.

Scientists identified two distinct types of obesity with physiological and molecular differences that have lifelong consequences for health.

A new therapeutic approach prevents the growth of metastatic tumors in mice by forcing cancer cells into a dormant state

This miRNA – miR-218-5p – plays an important role in regulating the pathway involved in follicle regeneration, and hair loss treatment.

Scientists have been searching for an antibody that would be broadly neutralizing — able to fight off any viral variant that might emerge.

Chimpanzees are our closest living relatives, descending from the same species as humans more than 6 million years ago.

With a five-year survival rate of only 9%, incidence of the most common type, pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), is growing.

Taking a more spirited approach and walking briskly — defined as more than 40 steps per minute — brings even better results.

Researchers developed an oral medication to treat diabetes that controls insulin levels while simultaneously reversing inflammation.

A new mechanism has been identified where very small pollutant particles in the air may trigger lung cancer in people who have never smoked.