Health in a Heartbeat

Researchers explored an innovative solution for postsurgery care aimed at preventing further damage from herniated discs using a synthetic mucin gel inspired by a cow slime.

Researchers suggest that children with fractures who are deficient in vitamin D take much longer to heal than those with sufficient levels.

Believe it or not, slap fighting is a thing, a relatively new sport with its own fanbase. Don't mistake a slap, however, as a harmless alternative to damage seen in other contact sports. c

Although obesity remains one of our most pressing global health concerns, new research reveals an interesting twist.

Participants in the mindfulness meditation group rated their pain lower than those in the placebo meditation and placebo cream groups.

Chinese researchers studied 299 participants ages 18 to 45 with dry eye disease, assigning half of them to a laughter exercise intervention and half to an artificial tear regimen. We kid you not!

Researchers find that moderate intake of coffee or caffeine was linked to a lower risk of cardiometabolic multimorbidity, or the simultaneous existence of at least two preventable, often chronic diseases.

Researchers followed nearly 4,000 people for 24 years from the time of enrollment in the study in 1994. Researchers reviewed reports of loss collected periodically from participants.

A new study says the quick fix of using devices as digital pacifiers may hinder your child's emotional development.

Researchers say good health is associated with one to two poops a day. Going too infrequently, maybe a few times a week for those with constipation, or too often might pose physiological risks.