The brain's 'garbage disposal' system falters with age, a new study finds, with long-lived neurons offloading clumpy, old ...

As you peel, the adhesive continues to cling stubbornly to the surface for a fraction of a second. That's the stick part.

Understanding the timeline of Alzheimer's degeneration can improve support for those affected, and researchers have now built ...

Schizophrenia is a serious mental health disorder that is characterized by psychosis, making it difficult for a person to ...

For people with hip osteoarthritis, neither shoe type is better than the other for improving hip pain. But for all older ...

A woman in the United Kingdom, who was born without a womb, has recently given birth to a healthy baby boy in a medical first for the nation.

If you've ever tried to overhaul a garden, you know you're bound to find broken bits of pottery and long-forgotten statuary ...

Could the natural world point us towards improved treatments for Alzheimer's disease? A new study of the Aloe vera plant has ...

People are born liking the taste of sweet and disliking the taste of bitter. These traits are thought to be protective in ...

Since mindfulness is something you can practice at home for free, it often sounds like the perfect tonic for stress and mental health issues.

NASA's Mike Fincke identified himself Wednesday as the astronaut whose medical condition prompted the space agency's first medical evacuation.

A few glasses of alcohol are enough to start fragmenting the way the brain works, leading to more localized information processing and reduced brain-wide communication, a new study has discovered.