Contrary to a popular theory, adults who are overweight when they are diagnosed with diabetes are not protected against dying early, a large new study shows.

Competent, terminally ill patients have a fundamental right under the New Mexico Constitution to seek a physician's help in getting prescription medications if they want to end their lives on their own terms, a state district judge ruled Monday.

A shot of espresso may help you find those keys. In a new study from Johns Hopkins University, researchers show that caffeine makes it easier to remember by boosting the brain’s ability to consolidate long-term memories. Aside from furthering the current

A brief course of brain exercises helped older adults hold on to improvements in reasoning skills and processing speed for 10 years after the course ended, according to results from the largest study ever done on cognitive training.