Researchers report on the first study to link suicide in advanced age with prior disturbances in sleep and find a connection strong enough to warrant adding sleep quality in suicide risk assessment.

Bee venom may form the basis of cancer-fighting medication, causing less side effects than conventional cancer treatments.

Key findings show that birth dates dropped more for black and Hispanic women who were not married as opposed to non-Hispanic white women who were unmarried.

Atrial fibrillation is the most common form of arrhythmia, or irregular heartbeat.

Cologuard works by detecting hemoglobin in a stool sample.

The case study of a man lacking a gene linked to higher risk for Alzheimer’s disease demonstrates that the gene is not essential for normal cognitive function and may thus be targeted by new therapies.

Using a man-made virus, researchers were able to gather information about how certain types of memories are formed.

A study from New Zealand found that there were no significant differences in absence rates between schools with or without hand sanitizer dispensers.

One in six patients suffering from lupus are found to be readmitted to the hospital within 30 days of being discharged.

A new tissue model created by bioengineers could alter how scientists study the brain in vitro.