Encouraging primary care physicians to screen patients for physical inactivity with a simple questionnaire can help identify ...

A "missing link" black hole in Omega Centauri is still missing. What appeared to be an intermediate-mass black hole was a ...

A study on the daily routines, activities and types of boredom in people with dementia living in long-term care communities ...

SACRAMENTO — On this New Year's Eve, most Californians don't believe in the American Dream, according to a new study ...

The researchers estimate that a lifelong smoker is expected to live about ten fewer years on average than a nonsmoker.

A new study conducted by researchers from University College London looked at the health impacts each individual cigarette ...

The female hormone estrogen appears to promote binge drinking in women, a new mouse study published recently in the journal ...

A new study shows that movies have more violence in them than ever -- or at least, movie characters are more interested in talking about it.

A 72-year-old man who is studying a degree at university says it is "never too late" to study. Second-year student Tony ...

Researchers at the University College London explored how much of a person's life can be shortened by smoking. "[It] works ...

Antibiotic use was not associated with an increased risk of cognitive impairment and dementia in healthy older adults, ...

A new peer-review study shows that 5,000 or more steps a day may be linked to fewer symptoms of depression, and that 7,000 ...