Women have an evolutionary advantage when it comes to living longer. They outlive men by about five years. This gender gap is ...

“Strength training increases muscle mass, which in turn improves how the body uses insulin and helps move glucose out of the ...

CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio — Lucy Abrams was just 25 years old when she learned she carried the BRCA-1 gene mutation — the same genetic marker her mother had. It meant one thing: she was at significantly ...

The burden of back pain in postmenopausal women has nearly doubled since 1990, driven by high BMI and metabolic health, ...

New research has uncovered a mechanism that explains why brown adipose tissue is more metabolically active in females.

October is breast cancer awareness month, an annual campaign to raise both awareness and money for research and treatment.

Nine years ago this month, 50-year-old Stephen Sala, of Eagleville, Pa., received a diagnosis he never expected. The healthy ...

Amy Schumer has been open about getting liposuction, trying weight loss medications and treating her endometriosis ...