There's good news for people who fear aging. According to U.S. research, running can actually help slow down the aging process.

A team from Stanford University Medical Center here have discovered that elderly people who are long-term joggers were less likely to die from medical conditions such as cancer as compared with those who are not joggers. They were also healthier and had fewer disabilities

Parents who care for mentally-challenged children are prone to develop weak immune systems due to stress, new research suggests. The study concluded that such parents should be offered a better support system.

Researchers at Birmingham University analyzed 60 parents who received the pneumococcal vaccine as part of the study. Half of them had children with developmental disabilities

Children born prematurely are more likely to have medical and social disabilities in adulthood, new research says. The factors can hinder the preemies from getting a well-paid job and starting a family, according to a study in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Over the last four decades, the advancement in medical science has led to better survival in premature babies but studies suggest that it may come at the cost of disabilities and hurdles in adult life

Supporters of a doctor-initiated death initiative turned in an estimated 320,000 signatures Tuesday to the Secretary of State's Office. The signatures are more than enough to send Initiative 1000 to voters in November.

If approved, Initiative 1000 would allow doctors to prescribe lethal medicines to patients with six months or less to live. Supporters say Initiative 1000 would allow mentally competent, terminally ill adults to request and self-administer medication in order to die on their own terms. The initiative was filed in January by former Gov. Booth Gardner, a Parkinson's disease patient

The United States has seen the highest jump in the percentage of underweight babies in the past 40 years, says a nationwide report released Thursday by Kids Count.

The report is troubling because underweight babies, born at less than 5.5 pounds, face the highest infant mortality rate and are at high risk of experiencing long-term disabilities