A recent study has identified a previously unreported risk factor for major depression. The lingering trauma of forced sex.

University of Mississippi researchers have developed a new tool to help scientists study how environmental and genetic ...

A study published Wednesday reports "significant" disparities in the risk of dementia for lower income and non-white ...

People with lower incomes and people from racial and ethnic historically underrepresented groups in clinical studies are more ...

"We’re trying to add evidence that will ideally allow them to take action." Scientists uncover troubling factor linked to ...

Semaglutide therapy was associated with higher likelihood of passing low-risk cardiovascular thresholds among patients with ...

"Radon exposure is one of the things that we know that has been linked to lung cancer," said Dr. Tinashe Maduke, a ...

For early postmenopausal women, central adiposity is a risk factor for domain-specific cognitive decline, according to a ...

“Certainly, diabetes and hypertension raise the risk of heart disease,” Dr. Graham said. But autoimmune conditions may also ...

Colon cancer (also called colorectal cancer) is no longer just a disease of older adults — its incidence is rising sharply ...