Researchers have discovered a way to give aggressive skin cancer what one calls "a powerful one-two punch." In an international trial on 945 patients with advanced melanoma, drugs ipilimumab and nivolumab were able to shrink or stabilize tumors in 58% of people for an average…

When work deadlines begin piling up and your social calendar is booked, the last thing you want to hear is to steer clear of the vending machine. Who has time for healthy eating? But when it comes to combating stress levels, what you eat may…

If packing your lunch, cooking dinner every night, and getting to the gym regularly sound like things you'll be able to do half past never, you may think that real weight loss just isn't in the cards for you right now. It's true: healthy weight…

Between doctor’s appointments, childbirth classes, eating healthy and exercising, pregnancy is a busy time. Then add in all of the questions that come up about your health and your baby’s development, what’s safe and what’s not, labor, delivery and beyond, and it’s enough to make…

Imagine you're hankering for a snack, but your refrigerator is chained up. Now imagine you're the HIV virus, and inside your fridge is the food you need to grow and spread.A new study from Northwestern Medicine and Vanderbilt University provides the chains: Researchers say…

With so much diet and nutrition information readily available at our fingertips, the world is becoming more and more health-conscious. These days, it's no longer just about counting calories, food fads, or "good vs. bad"—but about a balance that will leave your body not only…

While you may have a family history of obesity, diabetes, heart disease or even cancer, studies on how environmental factors influence and regulate gene activity— epigenetics— suggest day-to-day choices can defy supposed genetic predispositions and fight disease.In 2000, a groundbreaking experiment at Duke University…

Elite women athletes are currently barred from competing in top-tier competitions, such as the Olympic Games and World Championships, if their testosterone levels are too high. But for women with naturally high levels, this regulation may be premature, as the only two large studies done…

Smokers who kick the habit could be hard-wired for success, thanks to greater communication between two regions of the brain that may play a role in controlling the urge to reach for cigarettes, a U.S. study suggests. Researchers reviewed brain scans of smokers who tried…

Even people who are older may see a longevity benefit from exercising: Older men who exercise 30 minutes a day tend to live longer than their couch-potato counterparts, a new study finds.In the study of men in their 60s and 70s, those who routinely…