While the numbers are striking, there’s a growing body of evidence showing that many of these cases may not be genetically ...

A new study from Mass General Brigham (MGB), which identified 17 shared risk factors all linked to stroke, dementia and late-life depression. Researchers and physicians weigh in.

Women tend to live healthier lives than men, but new research suggests that common risk factors for heart disease have twice ...

Researchers from Oxford Population Health used data from nearly 500,000 participants in the U.K. to assess the influence of ...

Human beings are social animals, and the tenor of someone's social life is one of the most important influences on their mental and physical health. Without positive, durable relationships ...

People living along the border between Finland and Russia are yielding valuable data that could shed light on people’s relationship with nature—particularly when it comes to the link between ...

By Apoorva Mandavilli and Roni Caryn Rabin The extensive layoffs of federal health workers that began on Tuesday will greatly curtail the scope and influence of the Centers for Disease Control and ...