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Exercise may help improve mental performance in adults with mild memory problems, research suggests.

Medicare's web site isn't easy for many computer-savvy adults to use, University of Miami researchers report.

Adults who have severe or long-term diabetes or who develop the disease before age 65 have an increased risk for mild but noticeable memory problems.

More than 1.5% of adults in the U.S. have been diagnosed with epilepsy at some point, a number that is likely to increase as the population ages, according to a new study.

Average alcohol intake dropped during a 50-year study of adults in Framingham, Mass. Beer intake went down; wine consumption went up, researchers report.

HYATTSVILLE, Md. -- Nearly 30% of the noninstitutionalized adult U.S. population -- about 62 million people -- have some disability that affects daily activity.

Why chicken pox strikes some adults a second time -- as shingles -- and how to avoid the repeat

At least a quarter of U.S. adults are obese, and adult obesity is most common in Mississippi and rarest in Colorado, the CDC reports.

Adults who develop borderline high blood pressure before age 35 are more likely to have calcium build up in their coronary arteries.

A new survey of adults -- including those with and without children -- shows that obesity is the No. 1 one health issue of children.