Genetic analysis of Ludwig van Beethoven’s hair has provided new clues into the cause of the great composer’s death in 1827 — as well as evidence of a family scandal. The analysis revealed that Beethoven suffered from...

WEDNESDAY, March 22, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Multitasking is a way of life for Juan Medina-Echeverria. He’s a husband, a father of two and a second-year medical student living near Chicago. He often listens to...

Sometimes a person may not be able to make it to the bathroom on their own, either because they are recovering from surgery or have long-term health issues. It’s likely that many people will need to think...

Much has been made of the so-called “obesity paradox” — the observation that people with a heart condition seem less likely to die if they are overweight or obese. But European researchers now say they’ve debunked that...

(HealthDay News) – A drug-resistant bacteria linked to recalled eye drops has now killed three people. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday that infections with Pseudomonas aeruginosa had led to two additional deaths....

Taking progestogen-only birth control pills comes with a slightly increased risk of breast cancer — about the same degree of risk associated with taking pills that contain both progestogen and estrogen, new research finds. After five years’...

Multiple sclerosis (MS) and atherosclerosis both involve an abnormal hardening of body tissue, and recent research suggests they may be linked. MS is a neurodegenerative disease that attacks the brain and spinal cord. Atherosclerosis is hardening of...

A new study hones in on what part of your brain controls walking. Researchers discovered that two main regions of the cortex were activated as people moved in various ways through an environment. But the occipital place...

Birth control pills tied to slight rise in breast cancer risk, regardless of formulation. A new study finds the single hormone pill and combination estrogen-progestogen pills confer a similar degree of heightened risk for breast cancer. Read...

Exercise can help improve movement-related symptoms for people who have Parkinson’s disease, a new review finds. And any type of structured exercise is better than none, researchers added. The findings were published recently in the Cochrane Reviews....