A recent study revealed that one-third of all seniors are suffering from an impaired memory. The cognitive lapses experienced by those over 70-years-old were determined to occur whether or not the person was suffering from any kind of dementia.

Experts from several universities determined their findings from observing 856 participants made to take a variety of neurophysical tests. Further data from the subjects' memory were gathered from family members. Loved ones were also interviewed about the participants' physical capacity to go through daily activities. Medical histories were also taken note of

A groundbreaking study has revealed why some people are able to recover from a traumatic event, while others develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Both genetic and environmental factors affect people's risk of developing post-traumatic stress, the new study found.

A particular genetic variant makes people much more susceptible to PTSD after tragic experiences, but only if they have also had an abusive childhood, scientists in the United States have discovered

Health authorities in Uganda have declared the Ebola hemorrhagic fever outbreak in the country is over.

According to a World Health Organization statement Thursday, the last person in Uganda infected by the deadly virus was discharged from a hospital on Jan. 8. No incident of the disease occurred after that date or after 42 days, which is twice the maximum Ebola incubation period of 21 days

The problem of overweight individuals and the health concerns that follow is something that is as big a threat as the climate change problem, according to the chairman of the International Obesity Task force.

At an annual meeting held in Boston, Professor Philip James of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine said that the obesity problem was in need of a global commitment, and that international collaboration was needed to fight off the threat

Obesity might be a condition already be predetermined from birth, due to a brain configuration that causes impaired response to a hormone that works to suppress hunger, a study says.

Researchers from the University of Southern California gathered their findings from an experiment that tested lab rats. Compared to other rats, those that were prone to obesity because of genetics, showed brain structures that resulted in a lower sensitivity to the hormone, leptin, which is also responsible for fat metabolism