Stressed out, anxious or desperately needing to recharge? Grab some knitting needles and a pretty ball of yarn — Swedish research shows yarncraft improves mental health without medication. “Knitters have a creative leisure interest that can also...

People with heart disease can stay healthier if they address their emotional problems as well as their physical ailments, a new study says. Treating anxiety and depression reduced ER visits and hospitalizations among patients with heart disease,...

Does your water bottle only get washed once or twice a week — or even less? Time to switch things up: Even a day or two without washing can encourage the growth of unhealthy germs in the...

COVID-19 can damage a person’s heart even if the coronavirus doesn’t directly infect the heart tissue, a new study has found. The severe inflammation that COVID causes in other organs, like the lungs, appears to indirectly cause...

Folks can learn their risk for Parkinson’s disease and other related brain disorders through a simple skin biopsy, a new study says. Skin tests can detect an abnormal form of alpha-synuclein, a protein that is the hallmark...

Younger Black Americans face particularly high risks of developing high blood pressure.  However, new research finds that when your peers are coaching you to get healthy, it’s more likely you’ll see your numbers improve. The study of...

Nearly 7 million American seniors are living with Alzheimer’s dementia, placing a huge strain on both personal caregivers and the U.S. health care system, according to a new Alzheimer’s Association report. The cost of caring for seniors...

For the first time, the United States has fallen out of the top 20 spots on the annual world’s happiest nations list. Americans are now No. 23, far behind the top five countries — Finland (No. 1),...

About 1 in every 10 U.S. children ages 5 to 17 has been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to the latest government statistics. The data from the National Health Interview Survey covers the years...

Killing off large tumors by freezing them could become an effective means of fighting difficult-to-treat breast cancer, a new study says. Only 10% of people who underwent the minimally invasive procedure, called cryoablation, had their cancer come...