Alcohol addiction, also called alcohol use disorder, is a long-term health condition that can make drinking very difficult to ...

Scientists are testing a new way to help people whose high blood pressure remains uncontrolled despite taking medicine. The ...

Losing weight is one challenge; keeping it off is another. Researchers followed adults for two years to see whether choosing ...

For someone living with diabetes, managing blood sugar can feel like a job that never ends. Food, exercise, sleep, stress, ...

NASA is testing equipment to better measure unusually large, freezing-cold water droplets that can create ice on aircraft.

Researchers have developed an electrical method for telling apart mirror-image forms of amino acids, the small molecules used ...

Astronomers have found evidence for a giant planet that may have formed from material released as its star died. If confirmed ...

Atherosclerosis can grow silently for decades before causing a heart attack or stroke. A large international study now ...

Cannabis use may be connected with a greater chance of both committing violence and becoming a victim of violence, according ...

Eating more whole grains may improve several important signs of heart health, according to a large review of clinical trials.

Can physical activity influence the body’s aging signals after breast cancer? A study from the University of California San Diego suggests it may, while also finding a benefit for attention. The ...

Cutting back on smartphone use can be difficult even when people want to spend less time on their devices. A Harvard Gazette ...