Ultra-Processed Foods Linked To Fatty Muscles, Potential Knee Arthritis

Ultra-processed foods don't just contribute to flab around your middle, but also to fat inside your muscles, a new study has found.

A diet high in ultra-processed foods is associated with larger amounts of fat stored inside thigh muscles, regardless of a person’s calorie or fat intake, researchers reported April 14 in the journal

This Sexually Transmitted Infection Linked To Heart Attack, Stroke

Syphilis is on the rise in the United States, and with it the threat that a long-term untreated infection could pose to a person’s heart health, a new study says.

The sexually transmitted disease (STD) doubles a person’s risk of ruptured blood vessels and dramatically increases their odds of stroke and heart attack, researchers...

New Depression Treatment Matches ECT with Less Memory Loss, Study Says

For patients with severe depression, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) has long been the go-to when other treatments haven’t helped.

However, the fear of losing memories or experiencing confusion often leads patients to steer clear of ECT, which uses an electric current to induce seizure activity in the brain. After ECT, 30% to 60% of ...

How Playtime at Age 2, Especially with Parents, Shapes Teen Fitness Habits

If you thought your toddler’s relentless energy was just a phase to be managed, think again. 

New research suggests those early years of running, jumping and playing are actually the foundation for their health as teens.

A study from the University of Montreal found that the seeds of an active lifestyle are sown much earli...