With 2023 predicted to be the hottest year on record, a new study is pointing to another potential consequence of heat waves: faster declines in older adults’ memory and thinking skills. The study, of nearly 9,500 older...

THURSDAY, Aug. 24, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Holly Page was having a great day. She got her hair done, then enjoyed a long dinner catching up with friend Lisa Stillings. They were walking out of...

Bystander aid using CPR and a defibrillator can be critically important for saving lives when someone has a cardiac arrest — even when an ambulance arrives quickly, say researchers. A new study finds that when a bystander...

Living through days of smoky air from Canadian wildfires in June was unpleasant for New York City residents, but new data shows it wasn’t as immediately concerning for their lungs as feared. The research finds breathing-related hospital...

Anyone who has quickly slurped up a milkshake or chomped on a snow cone knows the sharp, brief pain of “brain freeze.” Its cause is a mystery, but it’s not harmful, according to experts at University of...

Mothers use sing-song language to talk to their infants. Their dogs respond to it, too, according to a new study. Researchers in Hungary also found that dogs have greater brain sensitivity to the speech directed at them...

Cancer patients with immune systems weakened by treatment are among the groups most concerned about the continued spread of COVID-19 and the chance of the infection becoming severe. New research suggests more guidance on how often these...

Millions of Americans swear they’re suffering the symptoms of long-haul COVID, but are greeted with eye rolls because they never were formally diagnosed with COVID-19. Their claims need to be taken more seriously by physicians, a new...

Young people have high levels of distress about climate change, and a new study argues that their anguish could be key to fighting it. “People of all ages are being affected by the climate crisis. Young people...

It’s long been known that obesity is tied to increased cancer risk, but can weight loss after bariatric surgery help lower a person’s odds for the disease? The surgeries have now been around long enough for researchers...