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For the first time, new research suggests there is a way to focus on specific atypical genes to make the diagnosis of uncombable hair syndrome....Read More

Excessive exposure to blue light from everyday devices, such as TVs, laptops and phones, may harm a wide range of cells in the human body and speed aging, a new study suggests....Read More

Abusive infant head trauma in Paris and domestic violence in Japan both increased during the pandemic, showing the unintended consequences of trying to contain COVID-19 on society’s most vulnerable members....Read More

Researchers have found a new way of using an MRI feature to predict the risk of a second breast cancer developing, especially in women with dense breasts, a new study says....Read More

A device implanted deep in the brain disrupted food cravings and led to far fewer binge eating episodes in the two patients involved in a small pilot study on its safety. Both were severely obese and...

People who drank at least two cups of black tea daily had a 9% to 13% lower risk for death than non-tea drinkers over roughly 11 years of follow-up, a new study says....Read More

Many people may stop taking statins for cardiovascular health because of muscle pain, but a new study suggests that for more than 9 in 10 individuals, the cholesterol-lowering medication isn’t the cause of such pain....Read More

Stopping prescribed statin medication “early” — or even at age 80, instead of using it for a lifetime — may substantially reduce protection against heart disease, a British study released Thursday warns....Read More

Smoking causes worse damage to the heart than experts previously thought, affecting its structure and function and making it thicker, heavier and weaker over time, a new study warns....Read More

Walking is a simple and easy exercise for the “oldest old,” and strolling even one hour every week — 10 minutes a day — may help to prolong their lives, a new study says....Read More