June 22, 2017 -- Few of us are under the illusion that french fries – or any fried foods -- are good for us. But could eating them actually shorten our life? Although the connection between eating fried foods and obesity and heart disease is well known, a study published earlier this month is the…

A sequential multiple assignment randomized (SMART) trial allows researchers to test two hypotheses at once. The new trial method is being used in clinical trials across the industry. "SMART trials allow you to get to two questions at once and can potentially be more efficient," says William Meurer,…

If you’ve been on hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for a while to relieve menopause symptoms , you may be wondering, what now? Should you stop taking it? If so, when? And how do you go about it? If you are healthy, most experts agree that HRT is safe to use at the lowest dose that helps for the…

By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, May 30, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- If you're a new father, spending plenty of time with your baby could boost his or her mental development, a new study suggests. British researchers looked at how 128 fathers interacted with their infants at 3 months of…

By Mary Elizabeth Dallas HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, May 9, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- A study of nearly 100,000 people overturns the notion that being thin somehow raises a person's odds for Alzheimer's disease . Instead, the Danish research suggests, people with early stage Alzheimer's disease can…