It's not just morning larks and night owls. There are five unique types of sleepers out there, according to new research, and which kind you are is tied to your health and lifestyle. These "hidden s…...
The effects of depression may infiltrate your very bones and conversely, your bones may send penetrating messages all the way back to your brain. This two-way street is a captivating new field of re…...
It's easy to feel powerless against cancer, but a new study has identified several ways that we can reduce the odds of it occurring. According to new analysis from the World Health Organization (WHO…...
For the first time, scientists have discovered evidence of bacteria hiding in 'noninfectious' kidney stones. These hardened clumps of small crystals are made from chemicals in urine and are thought …...
Manipulating how much carbon dioxide a person breathes can crank up the brain's 'sewage system', researchers have found. The proof-of-concept study, led by neuroscientists at the University of New M…...
People who are exposed to certain forever chemicals may be at greater risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS), according to new research. No one knows why that is, but it could help explain why, …...
A parasite that lives permanently in the brains of millions may not be as uniformly dormant as scientists once thought. Researchers at the University of California, Riverside (UCR) have recently fou…...
How often a person poops has a surprising link to one vitamin in particular. A genetic investigation on the rate at which food passes through your digestive tract, known as gut motility, has found s…...
The first known outbreak of syphilis in Europe began at the turn of the 16th century, but on the distant continent of South America, the pathogen's history goes much deeper than that. A 5,500-year-o…...
Excessive sitting isn't good for a person's physical or mental health, but there's a type of sedentary activity that may not shrink our brains or cost our cognition to the same extent. A systematic …...