Tag: Research

A new implantable eye device might make reading glasses a thing of the past, researchers report. Several people over age 40 develop blurriness in their near vis

Circumcision is typically done in the first days or weeks of life, however, about 6 percent of U.S. boys have the procedure afterwards, which increases the risk

New stem cell-based research could improve understanding of intestinal diseases and eventually lead to new treatments, a new study suggests. Scientists used st

The way you walk can affect your mood, according to a new study. Previous research has shown that depressed people move differently from happy people, according

Love to eat out? You could be at higher risk for becoming overweight and having poorer cholesterol levels than people who prefer to eat at home, a new study sug

Low vitamin D levels could make childbirth more painful, according to a new study. Vitamin D deficiency is common during pregnancy, especially among high-risk w

Women who live near major roads may be at increased risk for sudden cardiac death, a new study suggests. Researchers analyzed data from more than 107,000 Ameri

Stress triggers different physical and mental reactions in women and men with heart disease, new research indicates. The study involved 254 men and 56 women wi

Anesthesia-related complications in the United States have fallen by more than half, while the overall death rate has remained the same, a new study indicates.

Another study suggests that coffee might actually be healthy for your liver, and that even decaffeinated coffee may have this effect. Prior research had sugges

Regularly eating fried food before pregnancy may increase a woman's risk of developing diabetes during pregnancy, according to a new study. Researchers examine

Heart bypass patients might not need to follow strict blood sugar control after their surgery, according to a new study. Some previous research suggested that

New research confirms that you have your parents to thank for how tall or short you are. The finding doubles the number of gene regions that influence height. T

High doses of fish oil supplements won't prevent the return of a common type of irregular heartbeat known as atrial fibrillation, Canadian researchers report. "

When unemployment rates climb, women tend to put the brakes on motherhood. And for several young women, that decision may turn out to be a permanent choice, new

A new genetic history of HIV shows how the pandemic nearly certainly took root in the 1920s in Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo, researchers said Th