The biggest European multiethnic ensemble composed of musicians from 10 countries will be fusing their culture to speak one language through a one-time orchestral concert being held in Malta in aid of...

The latest U.S. research on eggs won't go over easy for those who can't eat breakfast without them. Adults who ate about 1 ½ eggs daily had a slightly higher risk of heart disease than...

A huge study suggests the Apple Watch can detect a worrisome irregular heartbeat at least sometimes — but experts say more work is needed to tell if using wearable technology to screen for heart...

Pregnant women in low-income work often face an unappealing choice: lose their job or perform duties that endanger their health and that of their baby.  Walmart, the biggest private employer...

Monthly shots of HIV drugs worked as well as daily pills to control the virus that causes AIDS in two large international tests, researchers reported Thursday. If approved by regulators in the...

Somewhere in the Midwest, a restaurant is frying foods with oil made from gene-edited soybeans. That's according to the company making the oil, which says it's the first commercial use of a...

Fad diets have long been brushed off as selfish, superficial quests to lose weight.  But if you study the actual content of popular diet books, you will discover that most tell a different...

When I got home after work I was surprised to find my husband and three children sitting by the television and watching the news. They had just learned that the direct to consumer genetic testing...

Broken bones from falls while dog walking are on the rise among older U.S. adults and hip fractures are among the most common injuries. That's according to a study published Wednesday in JAMA...

DNA has moved beyond esoteric science and into the center of everyday conversations about identity, culture and politics. It’s also reshaping stories about the past as advances allow scientists...