Regular use will add tens of thousands of micro- and nanoplastic particles directly into your body every year.

A new Northwestern Medicine study is challenging long-held assumptions about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to results published in The Journal of Clinical Investigation.

Soy proteins are used in plant-based natural polymers meant to eventually supplant plastic materials.

Changing health habits – like quitting smoking, exercising more, or sticking to prescribed treatments – is difficult but crucial for preventing and managing chronic diseases. 

Flu season is fast approaching in the northern hemisphere. 

Published in Neuron, new research demonstrates how a high-fat diet, even short-term, can rapidly affect brain health, but there are ways to reverse this and prevent long-term cognitive decline.

Scientists analyzed the distribution of three potentially harmful tick species in Illinois, identifying regions of the state with higher numbers of these ticks and, therefore, at greater risk of infection with multiple tick-borne diseases.

Drinking too little water could increase our vulnerability to stress-related health issues, according to a new study from scientists at LJMU. 

Chemicals commonly used in plastic pose a serious threat to children, raising the risk of disability and disease long into adulthood. 

As wildfires grow larger and more frequent across the West, researchers from Colorado, Utah, and California are digging into how smoke affects the air—and our health.