Lynn C. Allison

Cleaner air at home may do more than help your lungs. A new study found that adults 40 and older performed significantly faster on a brain function test after using a HEPA air purifier for just one month.

Feeling lonely? Picking up a good book - and finding other people to discuss it with - could provide a double benefit by creating social connections while giving your brain a workout. Social isolation and loneliness are widespread in the United States and can take a toll on...

The way you draw a simple spiral or zigzag-like pattern could contain subtle clues to Parkinson's disease that are nearly invisible to the human eye. Researchers in India have developed an artificial intelligence system that distinguished people with Parkinson's disease from...

For millions of people with sleep apnea who struggle to sleep with a CPAP mask, relief could eventually come in the form of a pill taken at bedtime. An experimental drug called AD109 reduced nighttime breathing interruptions by about 44% in a large phase 3 clinical trial and...

A routine heart test that takes just seconds could reveal far more than doctors can see - with the help of artificial intelligence. Researchers at Imperial College London have developed an AI tool that can analyze an electrocardiogram, or ECG, in less than two seconds and...

A newly approved pancreatic cancer drug is showing promise against lung cancer, shrinking tumors in about 30% of patients with advanced disease who had already undergone other treatments. The drug, daraxonrasib (Rasonque), targets RAS mutations - among the most common...

After a fall at home left Anita Hastings unable to move her arms or legs, the outlook was grim. But three years later, the 69-year-old New Jersey woman walks 4 to 6 miles with a walker, drives, and has regained use of her arms and hands. Her remarkable recovery highlights...

The U.S. pioneered CAR-T cancer therapy, but China is rapidly emerging as a global leader — offering treatment at a fraction of U.S. costs and recently becoming the first country to approve CAR-T therapy for a solid tumor.

An 80-year-old woman with advanced Alzheimer's disease who had barely spoken for years unexpectedly began conversing, walking more independently and regained bladder control after receiving a high dose of psychedelic mushrooms.

For families navigating food allergies, Girl Scout Cookie season is about to become more inclusive.