Diabetes can take its toll on the body, but now new research finds it could affect the mind as well. A new study measured patient’s cognitive skills for three years -- they found those who had mild cases of type 2 diabetes, were slower at tasks requiring rapid response.

What if you thought of your day as a dance? Sounds a little odd at first, but consider this: Isn't that a better perspective than thinking of your day as a chore? Taking a dancing approach toward your day can give both your body and mind a lift.

The more science and psychology delve into the mind, the more we see that the brain is a piece of human machinery. This is to say that the brain is affected by the habits we have, just as much as our body is.

After a stressful day, some get down, others get moving! Dance therapy is growing more popular around the nation and the Big Country. Dance, or movement, therapy is based on the assumption that the body and mind are interrelated.

A type of mind-body treatment popular in Europe known as Mensendieck somatocognitive therapy can help ease chronic pelvic pain in women, with effects lasting several months after treatment ends, Norwegian researchers report.

For months, the Bush administration seemed set on making a formal decision that no drinking-water standard for perchlorate was necessary.

Published: Thursday, January 8, 2009 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, January 8, 2009 at 1:19 p.m. DAVID SHACK’S Type 1 diabetes had been so out of control for so many years that he had had more than 100 seizures. The highway patrol once stopped him at a roadblock because he was weaving.

Arne Duncan gives Sergio a lesson on how a healthy body contributes to a healthy mind.

Many who are faced with a chronic condition or a terminal diagnosis find a new purpose in exercise, developing regimens that leave them in the best shape of their lives.

Many electronic health record systems are built with the adult patient in mind.