Years-long food sustainability research determines humanity must cut down on meat consumption and adopt a mostly plant-based diet to keep from depleting resources.

But studies show you can slow the progression of dementia. Here's what you should do to ensure long-term brain health.

New research suggests explorers experience loss of spinal muscle and gain of fatty tissue during long forays in space.

Fitness, food, light therapy and socialization can help fend off the seasonal sadness that befalls many amid winter's dark and dreary months.

Study: Children who hone their musical skills will often show bigger gains in other areas of academics.

Research shows it's much easier to preserve good health than reverse poor health—and everything worsens once diabetes enters the picture.

Let go of the past and embrace the future by chasing new adventures and new friendships. Your mind and body will reap the dividends in years.

Jeremy Rootes' immune cells are trained to recognize and destroy his lymphoma cells in CAR T-cell therapy, a groundbreaking cancer treatment.

Asked if he wanted to undergo a groundbreaking surgery to rebuild his heart, 11-year-old Trent Ahlefeld said, ‘I’ll take a risk to make myself feel better.”

A trial found a four-drug regimen delivered promising results for some patients with this particularly troublesome form of cancer.

Medical researchers have found that heavy users of social media have significantly higher odds of depression.

After age 25, about 1 in 4 people will suffer a stroke—the vast majority stemming from blood clots.