New research has identified a link between heart rate and depression, which could help with the diagnosis and treatment of the mental health issue. A new pilot study has found that depression can be predicted...

Type 2 diabetes can be controlled or prevented by eating a wide range of foods, including fruit, vegetables and some starchy foods like pasta, according to the NHS. Sugar, fat and salt should also be kept...

Do you wake up a few times throughout the night to use the toilet? If so, it could be indicative of prostate cancer. Here’s how. The prostate gland is exclusive to men – so anybody born a male...

Researchers are only starting to learn how early symptoms of COVID-19 and the seasonal flu can be differentiated in children. With flu season expected to start in October, parents could soon be trying...

(HealthDay)—Parents who choose to forgo or delay their children’s vaccinations may quickly find themselves without a pediatrician. Just over half (51%) of pediatric offices in the United States...

Vitamin B12 is no one trick pony – it helps keep the body’s nerve and blood cells healthy and helps make DNA; the genetic material in all cells. B12’s importance becomes all too apparent...

US President Donald Trump has hinted a COVID-19 vaccine may be ready before the November election, but will it be safe and effective? Experts are worried the country’s world-renowned health institutions...

A healthy heart beats 50 to 100 times a minute and pumps 8,000 liters of blood around our body every day. A precondition for this function is the elasticity of the cardiac walls, which dilate as blood...

For many people who are struggling to conceive, in-vitro fertilization (IVF) can offer a life-changing solution. But the average success rate for IVF is only about 30 percent. Investigators from Brigham...

Although antianxiety medications target the nervous system, one new study suggests that anxiety disorders may stem more from the endocrine system. Most people have brief periods of anxiety from time to...