Getting proper nutrition is important for older people to maintain strength and muscle mass. Frailty can come from not getting enough to eat.

As many as one in every 88 children has an autism spectrum disorder ( ASD ). Research to understand ASD and find new treatments is costly. Nine research groups now have funding.

Americans have been fortunate not to have the ongoing violence of war-torn Iraq. But surprisingly, one of the more violent mental health conditions is less common in Iraq.

The NFL season kicked off September 5. The same day, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a special report about NFL players' deaths from brain diseases.

They say you can never go home again. But thousands of veterans do, and it's not easy. But that can be a good thing.

Memory problems are the first symptoms of dementia. New research shows that changes in the brain may show up as much as 10 years before memory symptoms.

Do you chug or do you sip? Regardless of your drinking style, you may be drinking faster than you realize. It all depends on the glass holding the alcohol.

Today, we mostly hear about the negative effects of using technology, but technology has also streamlined our lives and made us a more connected society.

Major depressive disorder, also called  MDD , is one of the most common mental disorders affecting people today. Once it occurs, it can be present throughout a person’s lifetime.

Anti-smoking rules now allow four out of five Americans to enjoy clean air in most public places. The icing on the cake showed a reduced chance of heart attack for non-smokers.