Stroke rates among adults ages 20 to 54 nearly doubled over a 27-year period in a large U.S. population study. The increase was driven primarily by ischemic strokes, the most common type of stroke.

PULLMAN, Wash. — Cannabis is often used as a stress reliever, but a new study suggests that some of the body’s stress response systems don’t get the message. A human trial of regular cannabis users ...

New groundbreaking research from the University of St Andrews has created the largest combined bat genome and fossil study ever undertaken, finding that bats most likely originated in Europe around 65 ...

More than 90% of children born with the rare bone marrow condition called Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome (SDS) survive beyond age 20. But fewer than 30% live beyond age 50. However, longer-term survival ...

September 23, 2026—A systematic review of the scientific literature on mobile phone use during pregnancy and fetal outcomes examines the potential health effects of mobile phone exposure during ...

Plesiosaurs swam into river deltas to vomit up shells and other indigestible elements of their marine meals, suggests new research published by Cambridge University Press. The behaviour resembles that ...

The numbers paint a grim picture. Roughly half of all U.S. adults are lonely, according to a 2023 report, and nearly as many feel socially isolated. Though just as serious as other health risks, ...

Genetic risk shifts waist-to-height ratio cutoffs, but screening performance stays strong. Relationship between genetic risk score (GRS) Z‑score and the optimal waist‑to‑height ratio (WHtR) cutoff for ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. — A large prospective study published today in Nature Medicine found that a blood test designed to detect multiple cancers identified cancer signals across 17 broad cancer types, such ...

To boost the resilience of corals in the face of increasing sea temperatures and the spread of disease, KAUST researchers have found that controlled, low-level exposure to dead pathogenic cells can ...