Optimism Protects Against Death
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Being an optimist may help reduce your risk of dying from heart disease and other causes. A Dutch study found that people who described themselves as being highly optimistic
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New research belies the pervasive belief that the dying can postpone the inevitable for a birthday or Christmas - granting death a holiday.
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NEW YORK  - Most people who live with  serious disability or illness, such as kidney failure, appear  to adapt well and maintain a healthy outlook on life, new  research reports.
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The latest scientific news is about fighting aging, heart disease, and cancer.
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David Thibault grows orchids as a hobby, but the elegant flower on his bedside tray did little to lift his spirits. He stared out the window of his room at George Washington University Hospital, waiting for lab results that could tell him if he had months, weeks or maybe only days to live. A mon...
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Analysis: Why something like optimism hovers over the talks on Pyongyang's nukes
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People who are depressed about their  cancer are no more likely to die than people who keep a  positive outlook, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.
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Elderly people with an optimistic outlook had significantly lower death rates over a nine-year period than did those who were pessimistic.
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Scientists have found a molecule they believe will protect and promote the survival of heart cell muscles, raising hopes of a treatment to repair the damage after a heart attack.
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A new study challenges the notion that terminally ill patients can somehow hold on until after a holiday such as Christmas, their birthday or another major event in their lives.
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You don't have to give blindly, hoping for the best.
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A week or two of radiation to the head helped keep a very deadly form of lung cancer from spreading to the brain, improving survival for some people who have had little hope of successful treatment until now, Dutch doctors reported Saturday.
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It is important that potential donors know about possible complications before they make this life-saving sacrifice.
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FRIDAY, Dec. 24 (HealthDay News) -- A new element has emerged in the seemingly never-ending battle against Alzheimer's disease: hope.
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Scientists have identified a link between the brain and heart that can make a person die from too much excitement. About 20% of sudden deaths due to heart malfunction are thought to arise from emotional stress.
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The common perception that terminally ill people can hang on to life through important religious or personal days is more romance than reality, researchers are reporting.
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Increased survival sounds like great news. But it may not mean what you think.