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Fidgeting while sitting can protect the arteries in legs and potentially help prevent arterial disease, new research shows. ...

An eight-week group resistance training program helps older adults maintain long-term exercise habits and increase their self-confidence, research ...

A blood test may help determine if nodules detected during CT scans are lung cancer, researchers report. Annual ...

Researchers have detected at least four “cryptic” variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, in samples of ...

Direct transmission of bisphenol A from through the placenta could negatively affect fetal brain development, a new study ...

There's new evidence that suggests a common probiotic found in supplements and yogurt could lower anxiety. In a series ...

A new formula that calculates the economic and environmental production costs associated with meats and vegetables—such as fuel, ...

As women enter menopause, their levels of physical activity decrease, but it hasn't been understood why. Now scientists ...

For millions of Americans with disabilities and their families, a lack of clothing options creates problems that go ...

Stress during pregnancy has been linked to several conditions, including some instances of autism spectrum disorder. Now, researchers ...

American culture, as depicted in movies, magazines and advertising, places great emphasis on how women look, with the ...

From 2002 to 2014, more than 1,600 people went to the emergency room because of injuries from wire-bristle grill ...

Over time, excessive drinking can lead to several chronic conditions, such as fatty liver disease and cirrhosis. But ...

Nearly 2 million men in the United States have osteoporosis, a condition that makes bones weak and prone ...

Luteolin, a natural compound found in herbs such as thyme and parsley and in vegetables such as celery ...

Many office workers spend the majority of an eight-hour day sitting at their desks. New research suggests sitting ...

Eating a high-protein breakfast—containing 35 grams of protein—may help overweight teens who typically skip breakfast stabilize their blood ...

Getting older may offer blood vessels protection from oxidative stress, which is thought to play a critical role ...

Eating more protein at breakfast can help people with Type 2 diabetes reduce glucose spikes not only at ...

Bisphenol A, a chemical used in plastics that mimics estrogen, can alter turtles’ reproductive systems and disrupt sexual ...

Nearly 40 percent of older Americans are living with a swallowing disorder known as dysphagia. Although dysphagia is a ...

People tend to overestimate the odds of new technologies' success, say researchers, and that overconfidence can influence big ...

A nutrient in garlic may offer the brain cells protection against aging and disease, according to new research. "Garlic ...