Birth Order May Influence Your Disease Risk Later in Life
Many families wonder whether birth order shapes personality, intelligence or success. A new study suggests it may also be linked to certain health conditions.
The...
Long-Term DNA Tracking May Treat Blood Cancer Better
Doctors have long struggled to predict which people with chronic blood cancers will remain healthy for many years and which will develop life-threatening complications.
A...
Could a Home Garden Help Prevent Type 2 Diabetes?
Type 2 diabetes is one of the fastest-growing health problems around the world. More than 500 million people are living with the disease, and...
Heart Attack Couldn’t Keep Mom from Her Son’s Marine Ceremony
Rikki Crider isn’t the type to barge in on her neighbors. Yet there she was, in their kitchen, after letting herself in through their...
Popular Weight Loss Drugs May Lower Bone Fracture Risk in Type 2 Diabetes
GLP-1 medicines have become widely known for helping people with type 2 diabetes control blood sugar and lose weight.
Now, a large study from UCLA...
Even a Little Exercise May Prevent Stroke in People with Irregular Heartbeat
Regular physical activity is well known to strengthen the heart, but many people with atrial fibrillation worry that exercise could be unsafe.
New research suggests...
Regular Diabetes Drug Use May Protect the Heart Longer
People with type 2 diabetes face a higher risk of heart attack, stroke and other diseases involving the heart and blood vessels.
A large Danish...
Diabetes May Harm Hearing Ability Much Earlier Than People Realize
People with diabetes routinely have their eyes, kidneys and feet checked for signs of damage. Researchers from The University of Queensland say another important...
Depression May Change a Key Memory Area of the Brain
Depression may be connected with subtle differences in a part of the brain that helps people form and retrieve memories, according to a large...
Three Midlife Diseases May Cost 13 Years of Dementia-Free Life
Taking care of your heart and blood vessels in middle age may also help protect your brain for many years.
A large study found that...