Germany’s health minister on Friday urged the country’s 16 states to consider stepping up their measures against the coronavirus amid a rise in new cases. Health Minister Karl Lauterbach said...

Researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health evaluated an expanded measure of cardiovascular health (CVH) that includes sleep as an eighth metric, in relation to cardiovascular disease...

In a recent review published in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences, researchers examined the role of epigenetic modifications of the host cell gene expression in determining the pathophysiology...

Maternal health may play an important role in helping prevent kidney disease, according to a Monash University study that found the risk of developing the disease in adult life is partially determined...

“Value-based” contracts still generate a low percentage of revenue for physician groups, according to the latest report on physician group productivity by the Medical Group Management Association...

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is safe and effective for individuals with severe obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) that has been resistant to conventional therapy, a meta-analytic review confirms. “DBS...

Despite its importance for speaking, breathing, and eating, we know relatively little about the genetic underpinnings of the human vocal tract, a system made up of cavities and organs such as the tongue,...

Contrary to some prior studies, new research suggests that a healthy diet, including the Mediterranean diet, does not reduce dementia risk. After adjusting for relevant demographic and other lifestyle...

Older people who were infected with COVID-19 show a substantially higher risk-;as much as 50% to 80% higher than a control group-;of developing Alzheimer's disease within a year, according to a...

Recent study findings published in Allergy suggest that twice-daily application of emollients within the first 8 weeks of life significantly reduces the cumulative incidence of atopic dermatitis (AD) among...