The number of adults using marijuana has doubled over the last decade. Nearly one in ten American adults, or more than 22 million people, smoke marijuana.
A new study finds that a Mediterranean-style diet is associated with losing fewer brain cells due to aging. The Mediterranean diet includes eating more fish and plant-based foods and less meats and dairy.
Researchers at UTSMC have finally determined the atomic structure of PRC2, an enzyme complex that plays a key role in the development of several types of cancer and other diseases.
23andMe, the genetic testing company, has reintroduced direct-to-consumer health screening tools that it was forced to withdraw. The tests can tell users whether they carry an inheritible disease.
A new research has just found that a sedentary lifestyle can be a risk factor for chronic kidney disease, alongside diabetes, hypertension and obesity.
Researchers have found a way to turn leukemia cells into leukemia-killing immune cells. The method used may help provide powerful new treatments for leukemia and for other types of cancer.
A new research finds the 'right arm' as the most predictive in terms of estimating the body's total mole count. People having more than 11 moles in this region are said to be at high risk of developing skin cancer.