Nearly half of American adults are not getting the sleep they need, a new study shows. That sleep debt is being compounded for many by what researchers call social jet lag, which is the difference between a...

Equipping offices with “healthier” furnishings could reduce human exposure to risky PFAS chemicals, new research suggests. To look at indoor PFAS levels, a team led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, in Boston, analyzed building...

More American youth than ever are so addicted to e-cigarettes that they vape within 5 minutes of waking up in the morning, a new analysis shows. While that percentage was around just 1% in 2017, it increased...

Women tend to be better able than men to recover from kidney injury, but why? Apparently women have an advantage at the molecular level that protects them from a form of cell death that occurs in injured...

Evaluating a person’s psychological stress can be a good way to gauge their risk of heart and blood vessel disease, new research suggests. And a brief questionnaire could help with the assessment, the study findings showed. “Our...

Leg artery disease can lead to amputation, but one surgery is best at preventing it. For many patients, bypass surgery is a better bet than minimally invasive endovascular therapy, new research revealed. Read more More U.S. teens...

While it can take some time for COVID patients who are taken off ventilators to regain consciousness, a new study suggests this is not necessarily a bad omen. Instead, it might be the way the body protects...

More and more nervous patients are showing up stoned for dental appointments, often forcing dentists to postpone treatment until the patient sobers up, new survey data shows. As more states are legalizing marijuana, more than half of...

TUESDAY, Nov. 8, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Being physically active in middle age – before having a heart attack – may reduce the risk of having a second heart attack, according to new research. Scientists...

An experimental drug may help people with Parkinson’s disease find relief from constant constipation — a common and troublesome feature of the disease. In a trial involving 150 people with Parkinson’s and chronic constipation, researchers found that...