New study finds that immunocompromised patients tend to develop chronic coronavirus infections, leading to highly mutated variants.

Black Plague spread across Europe, the Middle East and northern Africa claiming up to 60% of the population in a large-scale outbreak.

Damaged catnip emitted 20-fold more total iridoids compared to intact leaves. In contrast, silver vine leaf damage did not alter iridoids.

Amazon and Teladoc are starting a voice-activated virtual care program that lets customers get medical help without using their phones.

Synthetic neurological data created using generative adversarial networks could speed up training of brain-computer interfaces.

A new study of brain activity patterns in people doing a memory task finds that the way we make inferences changes dramatically as we age.

Industrial design student Minwook Paeng has created a robotic Third Eye that is fixed to the forehead and looks out for obstacles.

A Canadian doctor has diagnosed a woman with "climate change" after she came to hospital with breathing problems.

Economic impact of obesity set to reach 3.6 per cent of GDP by 2060. Total costs projected to double in Spain and rise 19-fold in India.

New study suggests that older women who eat alone have poorer nutritional knowledge and intake and a higher prevalence of angina.

A new prototype photodynamic therapy (PDT) device that can be used at home significantly reduces pain levels during treatment.

Enrico Amico learned that every one of us has a brain “fingerprint” and that this fingerprint constantly changes in time.

Our findings can help to better identify, understand and treat canine hyperactivity, impulsivity and inattention.

A new study reveals a link between screen time and higher risk and severity of myopia, or short-sightedness, in children and young adults.

When it comes to marriage, the adage "birds of a feather flock together" is true in lifestyle habits, body shape, blood pressure and more.

Study finds differences between perceived and actual sleep quality in people with migraines.

Eating your daily calories within a consistent window of 8-10 hours is a powerful strategy to prevent and manage chronic diseases.

Using the internet during your retirement years can boost your cognitive function, a new study has found.

Whether it’s from jetting across time zones or working the overnight shift internal biological clocks can take a measurable toll.

Chatting with a robot is now part of many families' daily lives, thanks to conversational agents such as Apple's Siri or Amazon's Alexa.