Your brain is pretty fabulous. Around 100 billion nerve cells work together to keep you nimble and quick in your thinking.

Two saponins were identified to be highly effective in blocking the ability of SARS-CoV-2 variants including Omicron to enter the cells.

When you have a headache and reach for the pain reliever, you're probably not thinking about your body position when you take the pill.

People with blindness, deafblindness, visual impairment or low vision, as well as those who use wheelchairs, can travel more independently .

High-Resistance Inspiratory Muscle Strength Training (IMST) could play a key role in helping aging adults fend off cardiovascular disease.

Human skin is the body's largest organ. It also protects internal living tissue and other organs, regulates body temperature.

Northwestern Medicine scientists have uncovered the mechanism behind why eating late at night is linked to weight gain and diabetes.

A new study demonstrates just how much promise some well-equipped gut-friendly bacteria hold for improving treatments of IBD.

Lifting weights for as little as three seconds a day can have a positive impact on muscle strength, a new study has discovered.

It is increasingly recognized that getting enough sleep, particularly high-quality sleep, is important for health including heart health.

Honey improves key measures of cardiometabolic health, including blood sugar and cholesterol levels — especially if the honey is raw.

A highly efficient LED that is deadly to microbes and viruses but safe for people has been engineered by three RIKEN physicists.

According to the American Medical Association, people aged 40 to 79 who walked 9,826 steps each day were 50% less likely to develop dementia

Researchers discovered that those who have a certain version of a gene involved in cell nutrition tend to accumulate less fat.

Like wine, beer can have health benefits when consumed in moderation. Non-alcoholic beers have become popular recently but are they healthy?

Study analyzing romantic first impressions shows that compatibility and popularity among the dating pool are influential in shaping pursuits

Good news for all: you may be able to cut your weights routine in half and still see the same results, if you efficiently work your muscles.

A new drug which is approved for adults with obesity or overweight, also helps adolescents shed pounds and have healthier hearts.

Dietary sugar alters the gut microbiome, setting off a chain of events that leads to metabolic disease, pre-diabetes, and weight gain.

Human skin repairs itself slowly, via the formation of contractile scars which may cause dysfunction.