Washington: Couples may take longer to conceive a child when one or both partners has high cholesterol, according to a recently published study in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM).

Washington: Depressed smokers want to quit the nicotine habit just as much as non-depressed smokers, but a new study suggests that depression can put a kink in their success.

Anaheim: A new scientific study positions walnuts in the No. 1 slot among a family of foods that lay claim to being among Mother Nature’s most nearly perfect packaged foods: Tree and ground nuts.

Washington: Many know that donating blood saves lives, but the life you save just may be your own.

Washington: A new study suggests that the handwriting problems that affect children with autism are likely to continue into their teenage years. 

Rockville: Springtime may be just what the doctor orders for individuals suffering from dry eye condition, a disorder resulting from insufficient tear production or altered tear film composition. According to a study published in Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, a temperature less than 30 degrees Celsius on the eye and eyelid could be the cause for the onset or worsening of the disorder.