Researchers say poor lifestyle choices among younger people in the United States are leading to increased risks of cardiometabolic disease. Younger Black and Hispanic people reportedly have higher rates...

In patients with heart failure, mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) and arm muscle circumference (AMC) are more significantly associated with prognosis than guideline-recommended skeletal muscle mass index...

Figuring out how hundreds of different kinds of brain cells develop from their unique expression of thousands of genes promises to not only advance understanding of how the brain works in health, but...

Older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) may have a hard time making everyday decisions. In a study of more than 300 adults, those with MCI scored lower on a general test of decision making than...

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A new website gives the public, health professionals and researchers easy access to data about the prevalence of all diseases in the U.K., marking a landmark achievement for global health information...

Recent research from UTHealth Houston suggests that the administration of some vaccinations, including those for tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough), shingles (herpes zoster), and pneumococcus,...

What is Atrial Fibrillation? Poor dietary and lifestyle choices aren’t the only risk factors for life-threatening strokes. In fact, a condition that affects more than 40 million people worldwide could...

Research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association reveals that many U.S. young adults have poor lifestyle factors and cardiometabolic diseases—such as obesity, diabetes, and hypertension—with...

Reviewers’ Notes In humans, the SLC29A3 gene regulates the function of lysosomes to control waste recycling in cells such as macrophages (that engulf and destroy foreign bodies). This...