Is your pooch a herder or a hunter? You can try taking them to a trainer, but new research shows much of their behavior is hardwired in their DNA. For the new study, researchers analyzed DNA samples...

Folks who follow a handful of healthy habits can dramatically reduce their risk of developing an inflammatory bowel disease, a new study reports. Adopting and maintaining a healthy lifestyle can prevent up to 60% of cases of...

Liver disease can affect heart health and that includes even early forms of the disease, a new study reveals. While it had previously been known that nonalcoholic fatty liver disease was associated with cardiovascular death, the relationship...

The updated bivalent COVID-19 boosters are now approved for use in children as young as 6 months of age, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today. Children can receive either a Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech bivalent booster...

Older adults who harbor more vitamin D in their brains may stay mentally sharper, a new study suggests. Researchers found that when older adults had higher levels of vitamin D in their brain tissue, they tended to...

Singer Celine Dion announced Thursday that she is living with a rare neurological condition called stiff-person syndrome. Dion said she has canceled and postponed tour dates to deal with her health issues. “As you know, I’ve always...

THURSDAY, Dec. 8, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — On a sunny fall day, Baltimore dads Joe Greco and John Holschuh teamed up to take on their teenage sons in a game of 2-on-2 basketball in the...

Pausing longer-term hormonal therapies to have a baby will not raise a breast cancer survivor’s risk of her tumor recurring, a new clinical trial concludes. Women whose cancer is fueled by female hormones such as estrogen often...

A relatively new drug is boosting survival rates for women with a specific type of advanced breast cancer who haven’t responded to other treatments, according to a pair of clinical trials. The targeted antibody drug — trastuzumab...

An experimental therapy that uses the body’s own immune system cells may beat a standard treatment for patients with advanced melanoma, a new clinical trial finds. Researchers found that the therapy doubled the amount of time melanoma...