About two-thirds of all people at a high risk for a heart attack or stroke have extra belly fat, a new study says.

Hazelnuts could raise the micronutrient levels in middle-age and elderly people, new research says.

A vaccine that could prevent users from getting high on opioids is in the trial stages, researchers report.

Doctors use rifampin to treat patients with TB, but too often the drug doesn’t reach its intended target. Now, researchers say PET scans could help determine if it is doing what it’s supposed to.

Researchers say that many patients are receiving statin prescriptions unnecessarily, increasing their risk for cataracts, diabetes and liver damage.

Researchers in Denmark found that newborns with vitamin D deficiency have a 44 percent greater risk of developing schizophrenia.

A new blood and biopsy test could speed up cancer diagnosis for patients, a study says.

A treatment that uses stem cells from umbilical cord blood could be safe for bone marrow transplant patients, a study says.

Researchers from the University of California, San Diego say they have developed a method to detect and measure cancer as it spreads throughout the body.

Living in a neighborhood rich with greenspaces could push down the risk of developing heart disease and stroke, a new study says.