After a stroke, women are more likely to become depressed than men, but despite being depressed, women are more likely than men to take stroke medications.
If you think your parents let your younger siblings get away with everything, you're probably right. A new study concludes that parents punish older children more harshly -- and they're wise to do so. A new mathematical model supports unequal
Researchers have discovered sleep patterns in a type of anesthesia that are the closest ever to a natural, nongroggy snooze. The anesthetic used in the study, known as ethyl carbamate or urethane, provides researchers with a tool to more thoroughly
The extra fat we carry around our middle could be making us hungrier, so we eat more, which in turn leads to even more belly fat. Scientists found abdominal fat tissue can reproduce a hormone that stimulates fat cell production.
New details have emerged on the neurological illness that has affected workers at several pork processing plants. Neurologists have identified the illness as a new disorder which causes symptoms ranging from a transverse myelitis syndrome, inflammation of the spinal cord,
Increasing the brain level of receptors for dopamine, a pleasure-related chemical, can reduce use of cocaine by 75 percent in rats trained to self-administer it. Earlier research had similar findings for alcohol intake. Treatments that increase levels of these chemicals
People who score high on intelligence tests are also good at keeping time, new Swedish research shows. The team that carried out the study also suspect that accuracy in timing is important to the brain processes responsible for problem solving
Scientists are now rounding out the notion that Parkinson's disease is largely caused by inherited genetic mutations that pass through scores of related generations over hundreds, if not thousands of years. These genetic influences, which can be small but additive,
Americans grow happier as they grow older, according to a new study that is one of the most thorough examinations of happiness ever done in America. The study also found that baby boomers are not as content as other generations,
The American Academy of Pediatrics created guidelines regarding physical activity and screen time (television, video games): boys should take at least 11,000 steps a day; 2) girls at least 13,000 steps a day; 3) children should limit total screen time
People with high cholesterol in their early 40s are more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease than those with low cholesterol. A new study found people with total cholesterol levels between 249 and 500 milligrams were one-and-a-half times more likely to
Older people remain vital and active members of society as they age, despite a popular notion that they are more likely to be socially isolated. A research team found that although older individuals have fewer intimate relationships, they may respond
Heavy drinkers and heavy smokers develop Alzheimer's disease years earlier than people with Alzheimer's who do not drink or smoke heavily, according to new research.
Many physicians prescribe anti-epileptic medications to patients with brain tumors, even to those with no seizure history. Now, a new review of studies casts doubt on the wisdom of using these drugs -- which can carry serious side effects --
When cancer and its treatments leave a patient with a relentless weariness of body and mind, exercise might help, according to a new review. The meta-analysis of 28 studies of cancer-related fatigue found that exercise is more effective at combating
Compared to older drugs for Parkinson disease, a newer class of medications called dopamine agonists might be better at preventing some of the disabling muscle control problems associated with the disease and its treatment, a new review concludes. However, patients
People with Alzheimer's disease who take vitamin E appear to live longer than those who don't take vitamin E, according to new research. The study found people who took vitamin E, with or without a cholinesterase inhibitor, were 26 percent
