Casgevy, a groundbreaking treatment that was approved to treat sickle cell disease in December, was given the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s blessing on Tuesday to treat another inherited blood disorder. Casgevy is the first CRISPR-based medicine,...

Using two feet or two wheels to get back and forth to work each day could reduce the inflammation that leads to cancer, heart disease and diabetes, new research shows. So-called “active commuting” — walking or biking...

Stressed-out teens are likely to have more heart health risk factors in adulthood, a new study says. Teens with elevated stress levels tended to have high blood pressure, obesity and other heart risk factors as they aged,...

Palliative care is meant to ease suffering at any stage of disease, but too often many patients wait too long for this type of care to be ordered. Now, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania may have...

Putting a little pressure on your bones during exercise or daily activities might pay off in stronger bones as you age, new research suggests. The study focused on a crucial part of the hip joint anatomy called...

For the more than 3 billion gamers around the world, the loud noises they experience while playing video games could threaten their hearing, a new review suggests. Whether on the couch, parked at a computer desk or...

Ever glance at your paycheck and wonder why your take-home pay is so much less than you’d expect? The rising cost of employer-sponsored health insurance is a major reason why, a new study argues. The cost of...

As levels of nighttime artificial outdoor light rise, so do the odds for a leading cause of vision loss, age-related macular degeneration (AMD). South Korean researchers found that people living in areas of that country with the...

Chronic inflammation and poverty are a one-two punch that dramatically raises the risk of death from another notorious duo — heart disease and cancer. People with chronic inflammation living in poverty face more than double the risk...

Vaccination can protect young people — particularly teenagers– against long COVID, a new study finds. Records of more than 1 million U.S. kids showed that the COVID jab can effectively shield kids from long-term health problems related...