Heart disease

Merck settles Vioxx suit, Mothra meets Robocop and more…

Shaken rodent syndrome, You only live twice—or maybe 13 times—and more…

How do you cope with a mountain of conflicting diet advice?

A well-publicized study and a spate of popular books raise questions about the ill effects of being overweight. Their conclusions are probably wrong

Drugmakers are eager to develop medicines targeted at ethnic groups, but so far they have made poor choices based on unsound science

Two studies finger bone-marrow defects rather than cells as culprits in blood disorders known as myeloproliferative syndromes

Researchers uncover gene mutations that contribute to disease by screening the genomes of thousands of healthy and ill people

Large-scale genetic and protein screening yields several possible targets for treating the debilitating neurodegenerative disorder

A nutrient gate in fat cells serves as signal router between the immune system and metabolism

The offspring of the long-lived may get a dose of good genes, but the rest of us can look to help from drugs and diet

Molecules called predictive autoantibodies appear in the blood years before people show symptoms of various disorders. Tests that detected these molecules could warn of the need to take preventive action

Your boss may balk, but a new study shows that getting some midday shut-eye could be heart-healthy