A team of researchers gave people real-world memory tasks in simulated everyday settings, and then looked at whether the gains would transfer to the peoples’ home lives. It took only one month to significantly strengthen their prospective memory.

Aggressive cancer screening is designed to save lives. But instead, it’s detecting minor abnormalities that won’t develop into full-blown cancer. Some question mainstream medicine’s rush to remove body parts and radiate others when it isn’t necessary.

Conventional treatment for Lyme disease is first-line antibiotic therapy after infection. The problem with that is most people don’t know they’ve been exposed until years later when symptoms begin to surface. But that doesn’t mean you are powerless against it.

If you’ve ever wondered how well you are holding off the effects of aging, a study at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis has turned up a unique way to measure it.

If you want to know what type of cancer you are most at risk for, take a look at your paycheck. While both rich and poor get cancer, the kind of cancer that presents the highest risk for you could depend on how much you earn and the affluence of your neighborhood.

You’ve heard all about the benefits of being active and exercising. But what about the benefits of some good old fashioned down time? The truth is they’re equally as important to your health. The trick is striking the right balance, which most people aren’t doing.

You’ve probably figured out your body mass index (BMI). But the jury’s been out on what this number really tells you about your weight or your health. Despite its faults, the latest research suggests BMI can tell you one important thing… the future of your brain health.

Ebola has cost thousands of lives. It is infectious and terrifying because of its ability to rapidly spread and kill. People are understandably afraid. Governments are struggling to contain the epidemic. I think we are missing a key component in containing this and other future epidemics. That is the health of the host.

Strokes and heart attacks are frightening. Most people are aware that they have just hours if not minutes to get life-saving treatment. So if there were a method that only took a few minutes but would allow you to prevent these killers?

The smart folks at Oxford University have found that women of every age can reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke immediately and significantly by doing one simple thing.

There’s an herbicide you’re continually being exposed to, if you don’t make some changes. It’s taken up residency in your body… but you’re not doomed. If you want to see for yourself, you can be tested. Or you can go straight for healing your body…

You do everything to stay healthy. You eat well, exercise and take your vitamins. But did you know ordinary items lying around your house could be sabotaging your efforts and setting you up for cancer?