Health

A small feasibility study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) found that an implanted device regulated by the body’s brain activity could provide continual and improved treatment for the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease (PD) in certain people with the disorder.

Fish oil supplements are a multi-billion dollar industry in the U.S. and abroad, with about two out of every 25 people popping the popular omega-3 pills.

A new major study by the University of Eastern Finland, the University of Oulu and Neurocenter Finland explored early-onset dementia in the working-age population in Finland. The study cohort was one of the largest in the world to date, and the findings were published in Neurology earlier this year, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

August is National Wellness Month, giving people a reason to prioritize their health and wellness. We all need to be concerned about it, but we usually don’t pay enough attention. Making it a priority can help improve one’s well-being and may even add...

Feeding children peanut products regularly from infancy to age 5 years reduced the rate of peanut allergy in adolescence by 71%, even when the children ate or avoided peanut products as desired for many years.

Breast cancer mortality is significantly reduced when women regularly attend screening mammograms, according to research presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).