Health

The closer together we get, the argument goes, the healthier we’ll be.

Once again, our circadian rhythm points the way.

Is the appendix a useless organ, an immune system benefactor, a Parkinson’s disease instigator, or all of the above?

The results come from a 15-year study that used ultrasound scans to track blood vessels in middle-aged adults starting in 2002.

Scientists have discovered that neurological response to posture is separate from movement.

Here are the leading solutions to antibiotic resistance, the next major global health threat.

Antimicrobial resistance is growing worldwide, rendering many “work horse” medicines ineffective. Without intervention, drug-resistant pathogens could lead to millions of deaths by 2050. Thankfully, companies like Pfizer are taking action.

The long-raging debate over hot coffee versus iced coffee may soon be settled with this news.

Even decaf does the trick.

Only 46 monks have completed the seven-year marathon since 1885.

In a study that might enable earlier diagnosis, neuroscientists find abnormal brain connections that can predict onset of psychotic episodes.

Spinal implants deliver intermittent bursts to stimulate movement.

Why? Because you have more cells, the researchers say.

There is a lot of hope in the healing powers of CBD. Unfortunately there’s way more hype.

Yet another reason to keep exercising.

Because of course one ketogenic diet isn’t enough.

Did you know? Looped music has been used a means of torture.

Electrons show chemists how to see more with less.

Pfizer’s Susan Silbermann explains the superhuman effort involved in getting vaccines to the people who need them most.

Pfizer’s partnerships strengthen their ability to deliver vaccines in developing countries.

Attention rates, however, remained the same whether smoking or not.

It’s “clinically proven” to induce nightmares, says Burger King, which ran a pretty weird study.

About a third of doctors may not be doing enough.

What does it take to tackle a multifaceted problem?

Emotion has an impact on the decision-making process.

A French study of nearly 70,000 people yielded startling results for two forms of cancer.

With so much emphasis on mothers, turns out fathers have to be equally vigilant in their habits.

A neuroscientist argues that da Vinci shared a disorder with Picasso and Rembrandt.

A joint study from U.S. and U.K. universities shows promising results in reducing the rate of cognitive decline.

The home fitness industry is booming.