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We all know potato chips are unhealthy, but it turns out they're not just fuelling obesity and heart disease epidemics, but chips have also been linked to developmental problems in unborn babies, hyperactivity in children and potentially cancer in adults.
Meditation can increase your core body temperature, according to researchers studying ancient Tibetan techniques.
Dr. Sam Parnia is head of intensive care at Stony Brook Hospital in New York where he restores life to his patients' even hours after they have been dead. Using a conservative extrapolation method, Parnia believes he can save up to 40,000 American lives a year.
A new government study released Tuesday reveals that many Americans, especially those under the age of 65, are skipping their prescription medications to save money.
Immune system development in newborn babies has been proven to vary based on birth month and vitamin D levels, according to new research.
Research suggests the nose does not hold the only olfactory sense in the human body. Cells may actually have the same odor receipting sense our nose is equipped with.
Higher levels of mercury exposure in young adults have been linked to 65 percent increased risk of type 2 diabetes later in life.
Four new genes and increased rare structural variations in genetic material have been linked to severe childhood obesity.
Two Brooklyn infants have contracted herpes through a controversial religious circumcision ritual in the past three months, which has been linked to the spread of the potentially deadly virus to newborn boys, according to the New York City Health Department.
The measles epidemic continues to rise in Swansea to 588 confirmed cases, according to health officials in Wales.
Blue zones across the globe hold the key to longevity with large populations of centenarians.
More than half a million children in the U.S. are believed to have lead poisoning after the government lowered the threshold for lead poisoning last year.
Increasing potassium in your diet and minimizing salt can reduce the risk of stroke.
A new study reveals that xenophobia has no affect on the happiness of migrants. Instead, unemployment and health problems are the biggest reasons why migrants feel less happy than average, according to the study.
Study finds that people who deal with stress negatively have a higher chance of developing mental illnesses.
Young Flesh-Eating Bacteria Victim Reveals Her $200,000 Bionic Hands 
Bras Make Breasts "Saggier", 15-year French Study Reveals 
Russian Gymnast Has the World's Strongest Vagina 
Cell Phones May Raise Blood Pressure, but Yoga May Lower It 
Skydiving Never Gets Less Stressful 
Star Trek Into Darkness: How Would Your Body Feel in Space? 
Study Finds Brain Dictates Which Ear Cell Phones Go To 
CDC Announces One in Five Children Has a Mental Illness in the U.S. 
Being Physically Fit in Mid-life Could Protect Men from Cancer 20 Years Later 
PTSD Linked to Diabetes Risk, Study 
