Want to help your kids do better in school this fall? Get them moving. That?s the message from a growing field of research linking physical activity with better academic performance.

As Madonna hits the half-century mark this weekend, she may be stepping into a role that even she, with all her marketing savvy, might not have dreamed up: poster child for the 50-and-fabulous set.

Dara Torres, the oldest woman ever to make the U.S. Olympic swim team, is inspiring many middle-aged women to set goals and return to their fitness routines.

Your brain needs more of a time-out than just missing the next game to recover from a concussion. New research suggests student athletes who are too active ? not just on the field, but at home and school ? may hinder their recovery.

Middle-aged members of a runner's club were half as likely to die over a 20-year period as people who did not run, according to a new study.

The FDA is investigating a report from the SEAS trial of a possible association between use of the drug Vytorin and increased cancer risk.

Childhood risk factors, including exposure to dogs and respiratory infections, can boost the chances of snoring later in life, according to a team of researchers.

Studies tracking the progress of two patients who had face transplants show the surgeries had positive results.

Spinach and iceberg lettuce can now be irradiated at a level that will kill bacteria such as E. coli and salmonella.