Biological aging clock outperforms existing models in predicting mortality and health outcomes

Our brain is adept at synchronizing with rhythmic sounds, whether it's the beat of a song or the steady patter of rain. This ability helps us recognize and process sounds more effectively.

A persistent cough can be embarrassing, especially if people think you have COVID.

It's not exactly news that junk food isn't healthy.

A non-DNA based test could identify viral infections in patients in minutes. When a clinician suspects a patient has a viral illness, the presence of specific virus types can be confirmed through a DNA sequencing test. However, the test takes several hours, even if a testing facility is available on site, and the test cannot discern whether the virus is viable.

Despite the hard work and dedication of hundreds of local grassroots organizations across the country to deliver student nutrition programs, there are, too often, not enough funds to purchase the food to meet student needs.

About half of people with migraine disease turn to non-medication treatments in an attempt to ease their symptoms, new Otago research reveals.

Medical researchers at QIMR Berghofer have achieved a significant milestone in the treatment of depression, demonstrating the effectiveness of personalized transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) therapy. This innovative approach uses advanced brain imaging to tailor treatment to an individual's unique brain anatomy and connectivity, offering a new treatment option for people who have had little success with other therapies.

Looking to nature for answers to complex questions can reveal new and unprecedented results that can even affect cells on molecular levels.

The Lancet has released its second global commission report on Adolescent Health and Wellbeing. Adolescents are defined as 10- to 24-year-olds. The report builds on the first one, done in 2016.

Sports scientists at Nottingham Trent University wanted to investigate how a coach's personality shaped their behavior and experiences when working with athletes.

As winter settles over Australia, it's not just the drop in temperature we notice—there's also a sharp rise in respiratory illnesses. Most of us are familiar with the usual winter players such as COVID, influenza and RSV (respiratory syncytial virus), which often dominate news headlines and public health messaging.

If someone asked you to imagine a psychopath, who would you picture? Many of us might conjure an image of a violent criminal who will do anything without remorse to get what they want. After all, we've seen such a character in countless movies and other depictions over the decades.

A new study has found that women who experienced physical abuse in the context of domestic violence are more likely to suffer from long-term mental health challenges, even decades after the abuse has ended.

Now that summer's here, the pressure is on to sculpt that beach-ready body—but that doesn't mean you need to live at the gym. New research from Florida Atlantic University shows that when it comes to building muscle and gaining strength, less might actually be more.

Patients hospitalized for severe COVID-19 exhibit cardiac systolic dysfunction and small vessel disease at long-term follow-up. This is according to a new study from Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital published in JAMA Network Open.

A large study has found that physical exercise helps maintain brain size as we age—regardless of body mass.

Breast cancer is the most prevalent malignancy among women worldwide. Phototheranostics—an approach that uses light both to detect and treat cancerous lesions—has drawn growing attention due to its potential advantages, including light-triggered, non-invasive real-time diagnosis and simultaneous in situ therapy.

New digital twin technology that allows a University of Virginia-developed artificial pancreas system to adapt to users' changing needs—and lets users adjust the settings—has been shown to improve type 1 diabetes control, according to a study published in npj Digital Medicine.