Men with cardiovascular disease risk factors, including obesity, may face earlier brain health decline compared to women up ...

High cardiorespiratory fitness could help lower a person's risk of dementia even if they are genetically predisposed to it, a recent study has found.

If you’re considered high risk for severe flu, Dr. Schaffner recommends having a “low threshold” for calling the doctor if ...

Research shows that as much as half of your risk for heart disease can come from your family genes. Experts from the American Heart Association, celebrating a century of lifesaving service as the ...

Men with cardiovascular disease risk factors, including obesity, face brain health decline a decade earlier—from their mid 50s to mid 70s—than similarly affected women who are most susceptible from ...

The accumulation of micro- and nano-plastics in marine organisms, particularly fish, eventually makes its way onto our plates ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) categorizes medical devices into three classes based on the level of risk the devices pose to patients and users. Image Credit: IGORdeyka/Shutterstock ...

However, the risk of overweight and obesity involves more than calorie intake. Your environment, social behaviors, and medical history can all play a role. Your environment has a significant ...

Stroke risk increases with age, but strokes can happen at any age. The most important thing to do is recognize the symptoms ...

The links between climate, poverty and health are clear. The climate crisis is a health-risk multiplier. Extreme weather events are devastating health globally. By 2030, climate's negative health ...

A substance is placed on WADA’s prohibited list if it meets two of these three criteria: it enhances, or has the potential to enhance performance; it may pose a risk to the athlete’s health ...