British scientists, who tracked more than 420,000 adults, found it was most beneficial for women under 60 who were a healthy weight and those with pre-existing conditions.

A new study found that emergency room visits and hospitalizations tied to cannabis use among older adults has skyrocketed since the early 2000s.

Medical News Today looks at four recent studies to examine which aspects of health and behavior can influence a person's risk of developing dementia, including sleep, vaccines, and cholesterol levels ...

Inguinal hernia in women are less common than in men and have unique symptoms. They may occur more frequently during or after ...

New Mexico Department of Public Health records revealed findings of dead rodents and rodent nests throughout eight detached outbuildings on late actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa's ...

Your next computed tomography, or CT, scan might be riskier than commonly assumed. A study out today calculates that CT scans ...

Using technology may be linked with a lower risk of developing cognitive decline later in life, a new study has found.

Looking for ways to keep the brain healthy in later life? A new study has identified 17 risk factors tied to three ...

Service members experience 25 million limited duty days annually due to injuries, most of which are musculoskeletal injuries, ...

Complications during pregnancy (or adverse pregnancy outcomes), like gestational diabetes and newly developed high blood pressure, act as nature’s stress test and may uncover an individual’s risk for ...

Healthy sleep includes multiple components, such as number of hours of sleep per night, how long it takes to fall asleep, daytime functioning and self-reported sleep satisfaction, and addressing these ...

The study is one of many that have investigated this link with dementia. Researchers make concerning new discovery about risk ...