The amount of salt in processed food and food from fast food restaurants is still at dangerously high levels, say researchers.

People who suffer from depression are significantly more likely to contract this hospital-acquired infection.

Study results suggest that eating a combination of tomatoes and soy foods offers the most effective protection against prostate cancer. 

People with a parent who has early atherosclerosis of the aorta have a significantly increased risk of developing the disease.

Men who regularly suffer from sleep problems appear to have a significantly increased risk of developing prostate cancer.

When given the option of walking 5,000 steps each day or paying 20% more for their health insurance, obese people opted to walk.

Unwanted gray hair may soon be a thing of the past thanks to a new compound that reverses oxidative stress in the hair follicle.

Switching off a hormone found in fat cells has been shown to improve control of glucose production by the liver.

Eating whole walnuts or walnut oil can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease by improving blood vessel function and helping to remove excess cholesterol from the body.

Increasing the expression of a gene previously linked to Parkinson’s disease has be shown in increase the lifespan of fruit flies by as much as 25%.