Take a blood sample from someone in the dead of winter. Take another in midsummer. Same person, same laboratory. And yet, at the level of gene activity, the molecular picture can look surprisingly ...

Blueberries may help support heart health. Eating blueberries may boost memory recall. The fiber in blueberries can support gut health when consumed as part of a healthy, well-balanced diet.

Every heartbeat is choreographed not just by the brain but also by a mysterious nervous system embedded in the heart itself.

Alzheimer's disease is not only about the accumulation of toxic proteins in the brain. A growing number of studies indicate ...

The hard, and nauseating, truth about cyclospora is that it’s spread through human feces. Over decades of research, ...

A parasite carried by billions of people worldwide often causes harmful infections during pregnancy and in immunocompromised ...

Alexandria Nyembwe is a registered nurse and health writer. She has worked in street medicine serving populations experiencing homelessness in Skid Row Los Angeles as well as in cardiovascular care in ...

HASTINGS, Neb. (KSNB) - As Memorial Day approaches, the American Red Cross is urging people to schedule blood or platelet donation appointments now to help hospitals stay ready and respond quickly to ...

This snake’s toxic bite causes paralysis, which keeps its strong and speedy eel prey from escaping. Yellow-lipped sea kraits, ...