New research has found that using the Internet frequently could improve the mental wellbeing of older adults.

Overwhelming fatigue, palpitations, muscle aches, pins and needles and many more symptoms are being reported as after-effects of the virus.

New European research has found that people who laugh more during stressful times appear to show less symptoms of stress.

According to a study by scientists at Harvard Medical School, the loss of smell in COVID-19 patients is likely to be caused by infection of nonneuronal cell types.

People can also have a “normal” BMI but have an increased risk of heart disease and type 2 diabetes, depending on factors such as their blood pressure or body fat distribution. Measuring waist circumference and body fat percentage may be more useful in such cases.

The first US recipient of a partial face transplant has died at age 57, according to Ohio's Cleveland Clinic, where she underwent the delicate operation nearly 12 years ago.

New research has found that maintaining a healthy weight could help boost the quality of a man’s sperm.

Children under the age of five have between 10 to 100 times greater levels of genetic material of the coronavirus in their noses compared to older children and adults, a study in JAMA Pediatrics said Thursday.

The WHO said Friday that coronavirus pandemic effects would be felt for decades as its emergency committee assessed the situation six months after sounding its top alarm over the outbreak.

Although it's better known as a cosmetic treatment used to reduce and prevent wrinkles, Botox could potentially be used as a treatment for depression according to a new review.

Up to 800 million children around the world are being poisoned by lead from water and air pollution, the United Nations warned Thursday in a special report on the "massive and previously unknown" health crisis.

Whether it’s about the material your mask is made from or what happens to your body when you wear it, here are seven myths about wearing masks during the pandemic.

In the case of this vaccine, regular (perhaps annual) boosters would probably be needed to help to ensure people keep their immune memory.

Thinking about losing weight? Here is a list of diet misconceptions. 

Considering how much time we spend on social media, filtering out negative or discouraging content is important.

A Japanese study has indicated that the presence of a newly identified antibody may be responsible for repeated miscarriages in some women.

Young, previously healthy adults can take weeks to fully recover from even a mild COVID-19 infection, with about a fifth of patients under 35 years reporting not returning to their usual state of health up to 21 days after testing positive.

The key to ensuring our body posture doesn’t let us down during challenging situations may lie not in making ourselves as expansive as possible, but just in making sure we don’t shrink and contract our bodies.

Undernourished children showed improvement in brain function after taking nutritional supplements for six months, researchers said Thursday.

A blood test has been shown to detect five types of cancer years before the diseases could be spotted using conventional diagnostic methods, according to a study published Tuesday.

Scientists have known for several months the new coronavirus can become suspended in microdroplets expelled by patients when they speak and breathe, but until now there was no proof that these tiny particles are infectious. 

US rapper and apparent presidential candidate Kanye West has in the past opened up about his struggles with bipolar disorder. 

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused an emergence of another parallel pandemic of violence against women and girls – mainly those who were locked up in their homes with their abusers during lockdown.

Governments have been called to uphold their commitments to place individual rights and choices, with an emphasis on sexual reproductive health and rights, at the heart of sustainable development.

Coronaviruses in general seems to be particularly good at not being well recognized by our immune system. Indeed, a feature of common cold coronaviruses is that people get reinfected by them all the time.

Researchers in Australia have devised a test that can determine novel coronavirus infection in about 20 minutes using blood samples in what they say is a world-first breakthrough.

British scientists analyzing data from a widely-used COVID-19 symptom-tracking app have found there are six distinct types of the disease, each distinguished by a cluster of symptoms.

The keenly-awaited full results from a UK trial of the steroid dexamethasone were published Friday, confirming its life-saving benefits for COVID-19 patients on ventilators but suggesting it may cause harm if given too early.

The COBAS 6800 Fully Automated Molecular System (FMS), is capable of processing 1,000 swab samples per day.

Researchers are increasingly looking at the pandemic through the lens of engineering, devising ways to make indoor environments safer. Here's a preview of what's in store.