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A new study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation shows that consuming food with saturated fat may help fend off negative emotions. In the study, the participants were fed through an unmarked stomach tube of either a solution of saturated fatty acids or a simple saline solution. They then listened to sad music and looked at photos of sad faces.

3D displays cause extra eye fatigue, according to a study published by the Journal of Vision today that was funded in part by Samsung's R&D arm.

People reading text messages or browsing the Internet on their smartphones tend to hold the devices closer than they would a book or newspaper, ...

Presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann isn't alone when it comes to suffering from migraines.

Scientists are closing in on a long-sought goal: A blood test to screen people for Alzheimer's disease. An experimental test did a good job of indicating how much of the telltale Alzheimer's plaque lurks in people's brains, Australian researchers reported Wednesday. If the test proves accurate in larger studies, it could offer a way to check people having memory problems to see who needs more definitive testing for the disease.

Baby boomers—time for a health reality check. A new poll finds the generation worries most about cancer and memory loss.

Over the past five years pre-adolescent and teen gym memberships have increased by 2.9 percent a year — and the 6-to-11 age category has almost doubled since 2005.

The nation's largest food companies say they will cut back on marketing unhealthier foods to children, proposing their own set of advertising standards after rejecting similar guidelines proposed by the federal government....

Beginning today, kids will find some cool new choices on their restaurant menus choices that will make their parents happy, too.

The results run counter to the idea that more supermarkets can curb obesity in low-income neighborhoods. Better access to supermarkets — long touted as a way to curb obesity in low-income neighborhoods — doesn't improve people's diets, according to new research.