Congenital heart disease (CHD) is one of the most common birth defects, but the full extent of its genetic underpinnings has ...

One diet came out a clear winner in a 30-year study involving more than 105,000 men and women and eight diets, researchers ...

Long associated with youthful weightlifters and athletes, creatine supplements are increasingly being used by older adults to ...

As people age, their episodic memory — the ability to remember past events and experiences — tends to wane, but their ...

Resilience relies on the brain’s ability to regulate emotion, adapt, and recover. Myelin plasticity helps speed up and stabilize resilient brain responses. Genes like FKBP5 and BDNF affect how people ...

Two elderly residents of Sardinia, a certified Blue Zone. Photo: Claudine Doury/Agence VU’/Redux It is exceptionally hard to ...

Maintaining a healthy diet rich in plant-based foods, with low to moderate intake of healthy animal-based foods and lower intake of ultra-processed foods, was linked to a higher likelihood of healthy ...

Agnes Fenton of Englewood, New Jersey, celebrated her 110th birthday in 2015. For about 70 years, she followed a daily ritual ...