A large new study suggests that people who regularly drink coffee may have a lower risk of several serious liver problems.

With 10 minutes left in his regular 6 a.m. fitness class, Kyle Hartley paused his rowing workout to grab a drink of water. He ...

Scientists have discovered a genetic link that may help explain why some people with leukemia also develop autoimmune ...

Shingles is a painful illness that becomes more common as people get older. It is caused by the same virus that causes ...

A small dinosaur bone discovered in Fukushima Prefecture more than 25 years ago is giving scientists new clues about the ...

Astronomers have discovered an enormous stream of gas flowing toward a young system of three stars, potentially explaining ...

Carbon dioxide is best known as a greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change, but scientists are increasingly ...

People living with rheumatoid arthritis may have another reason to pay attention to air quality. A large study from South ...

Some stick insects have reproduced without sex for around one million years, yet they still carry a fully functioning genetic ...

For about 40 years, physicists have puzzled over a strange problem: What happens when an electrically charged particle ...

Licorice is a popular treat with a long history, but eating it regularly may affect the heart more than many people realize.

What happens to the brain in old age may partly depend on the health of the body decades earlier. New research suggests that ...