Articles from the author

Patricia Costa's friends told her Nicole was a perfect little girl. Sure, she was tiny for a three-year-old, but perfectly proportioned.

Poor dental health largely negates the effects of taking blood pressure medication

For those looking to keep their brains plump, the message is clear: Get up, because even regular bouts of intensive exercise will not undo the damage

Deep brain stimulation may offer relief from the disorder, suggests a recent study which explored the brain’s role in metabolism

It’s time for neuroscientists to get serious about finding out, experts say

Critics say doing so undermines efforts drug firms’ desire to protect their investments and a government’s duty to evaluate safety

Research shows physical activity drives down rates of cancers even among smokers

Across cultures, people’s bodily experience of emotions — fear, anger, sadness and happiness — is pretty much the same

Study links high levels of bad cholesterol and low levels of good cholesterol to more amyloid plaque in the brain

Researchers wonder whether an upper limit to longevity is inscribed in our genes

They may start out popular, but people see through them in the long run

A study, though small, has indicated that supplements mimic some exercise effects in improving overweight people’s blood vessel tone