Health and Medicine

Emerging diseases likely to be more harmful in similar species

When viruses such as influenza and Ebola jump from one species to another, their ability to cause harm can change dramatically, but research shows...

Diet soda linked to increases in belly fat in older adults

Increasing diet soda intake is directly linked to greater abdominal obesity in adults 65 years of age and older. Findings raise concerns about the...

New Compound Prevents Type 1 Diabetes in Animal Models, Before It Begins

Scientists have successfully tested a potent synthetic compound that prevents type 1 diabetes in animal models of the disease.

Medications used to treat diabetes may trigger heart failure, study finds

A comprehensive study examining clinical trials of more than 95,000 patients has found that glucose or sugar-lowering medications prescribed to patients with diabetes may...

Wealth and power may have played a stronger role than ‘survival of the fittest’

Researchers have discovered a dramatic decline in genetic diversity in male lineages four to eight thousand years ago -- likely the result of the...

Well: Too Much Cardiac Testing

A new guideline from the American College of Physicians says such tests on adults without symptoms are not doing any good. The lesson: Ask...

Well: The Toll of a Solitary Life

New research shows that loneliness and social isolation, even for people who prefer their own company, is bad for their health.

Well: Too Much Cardiac Testing

A new guideline from the American College of Physicians says such tests on adults without symptoms are not doing any good. The lesson: Ask...

Well: Too Much Cardiac Testing

A new guideline from the American College of Physicians says such tests on adults without symptoms are not doing any good. The lesson: Ask...

Well: Lost in Transition After Cancer

It took me a long time to be able to say I was a cancer patient. Now that my treatment is done, I'm struggling...