Health

FDA-approved epilepsy drug may help reverse osteoarthritis damage

For millions of people with osteoarthritis, pain and stiffness can make everyday activities increasingly difficult. Common treatments, including over-the-counter medications and steroid injections, may reduce symptoms for a time,...

Scientists reveal what seven days of fasting does to the human body

Going without food for several days does far more than force the body to burn stored fat. Research...

This diet may slow brain aging by 2.5 years

A diet that combines elements of the Mediterranean diet with an eating plan designed to lower blood pressure...

To Blend or Not to Blend? Four Vegetables Worth Eating Whole

Health News | Nutrition, food preparation and what really happens inside your blender The blender debate: Are we missing...

Hidden stem cells may be fueling spinal stenosis

Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and Hospital for Special Surgery have identified a previously elusive population of stem...

Too much light at night may quietly reshape your heart

A study involving more than 11,000 people has found that exposure to light at night is associated with potentially harmful changes in both the...

Water Wars: Hydrogen, Kangen, Artesian, Spring and Mineral Water — Which One Is Really Better?

Walk into a grocery store, health-food shop or fitness center today and plain water suddenly seems almost old-fashioned. There is hydrogen water, alkaline water,...

4 Essential Oils That May Help With DHT-Related Hair Thinning

Rosemary, peppermint, lavender and cedarwood are attracting attention as natural scalp-care ingredients—but what does the science actually say? Hair thinning is one of those health...

Stanford scientists discover a seafood that can reverse signs of aging

Aging often makes itself visible in familiar ways, from gray hair and wrinkles to lapses in memory. That has fueled a longstanding scientific question:...

“Broken heart syndrome” can look just like a heart attack. This test can tell them apart

Takotsubo syndrome is a sudden heart condition that most often affects postmenopausal women and can be triggered by intense emotional or physical stress. It...

Common supplements rival antibiotics for severe gum disease

A combination of omega-3 and low-dose acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) performed about as well as antibiotics in a yearlong study of people with severe periodontitis,...