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A new study found that participants who fasted for more than 13 hours each night had a lower risk of breast cancer recurrence than those who ate late-night snacks.

Many people in U.S. households where someone is pregnant or considering getting pregnant in the next 12 months are not aware of key facts about Zika virus, according to a new poll by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public He...

WHO statements on the Ebola outbreak in West Africa

Bipolar disorder is characterized by dramatic episodes of mania and depression. It is estimated that one in every 100 adults is affected.

For people who needs to limit their salt intake, a new fork can let them enjoy food with low salt content. The electric fork shocks the tongue to simulate salty flavor.

Premature births associated with air pollution are found to cost the United States a total of $4.3 billion annually in medical costs and lost economic productivity. The findings add to the growing body of research on air...

Yuba River Charter School in Nevada County, California has shut down to curb the spread of measles that an unvaccinated child might have been infected with.

A cohort study has revealed that women with endometriosis have an increased risk of developing coronary heart disease. Endometriosis affects about 10 percent of reproductive age women in the United States.

Twelve weeks of antibiotic therapy offered no additional benefit to people with long-term symptoms of Lyme disease, according to a new Dutch study. The subjects reported muscular or joint pain, fatigue and other persiste...

The FDA relaxed guidelines on the use of Mifeprex. The agency extended the use of the abortion pill to 70 days of gestation, lowered the recommended dosage and reduced required visits to the doctor.

Shirley Webb, 78, made headlines as she deadlifts 225 pounds in a video posted in Instagram. She is expected to set an American record of 260 pounds in June.

To maintain safety of the nation's blood supply, the FDA on March 30 approved the use of an experimental test that will screen donated blood for Zika. At the same time, Puerto Rico will now continue to receive blood dona...

Ultrasounds during the first two weeks of pregnancy may not be effective in detecting fetal brain damage in pregnant women with Zika, a new report has revealed. Researchers warn physicians to exercise caution during diag...

An international team of scientists identified a key protein that can potentially reverse a deadly heart condition. The findings raise hopes for the development of newer treatments.

The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the Ebola epidemic is no longer an international public health emergency. It stressed that countries should remain vigilant and prepared for clusters of new infections.

Doctors are on the verge of learning how to read the immune system’s language.

The technology, a potential life-saver for those with Type 1 diabetes, is almost here. Which team will be the first to bring it to patients?

Perfectly reasonable assumptions about pain are proved wrong.

How a glimpse of the other side changes those who make it back.

How one biologist’s breakfast produced unexpected results for his gut — and for science.

Are humans hardwired to be violent? Maybe. The answer — and the very definition of violence within and between species, including our own — is evolving.

The boy’s skin took on a sickly hue, and the whites of his eyes were anything but. A common condition in newborns spelled trouble in an older child.