Any regular physical activity at any age can benefit your brain health
Scientists found that any regular leisure-time physical activity at any age is linked to better brain function in later life.
Fat could help protect against gut inflammation, study finds
In a study from the Kennedy Institute, scientists found how fat tissues might provide a protective role in intestinal inflammation.
Widely used anxiety and sleep drugs may harm cognitive functions
Benzodiazepines are effective and widely used drugs for treating states of anxiety and sleep disorders.
A recent study from the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich...
What’s the ‘weight set point’, and why does it make it so hard to...
If you’ve ever tried to lose weight but found the kilos return almost as quickly as they left, you’re not alone.
In fact, the challenge...
Why sleep is so important for your fitness
When we think of what makes athletes great, few of us would think that sleep might play an important role.
But many of the world’s...
This common fruit may be the key to prevent diabetes, obesity
Scientists from Western University recently found a molecule in sweet oranges and tangerines called nobiletin may help reduce obesity and prevent diabetes and heart...
Common diabetes drug can help people lose never-before-seen amounts of weight
Scientists from Yale and elsewhere recently have found a drug recently approved to treat type 2 diabetes is also extremely effective at reducing obesity.
The...
Turning 50? Here are 4 things you can do to improve your health and...
When the ball dropped on New Year’s Eve to mark the beginning of 2023, I came to grips with the fact that I would...
The Whale’ is a horror film that taps into our fear of fatness
I knew before seeing “The Whale” that it was a movie about a man named Charlie who weighs over 600 pounds, is grief-stricken over...
Humans don’t hibernate, but we still need more winter sleep, study finds
Whether we're night owls or morning larks, our body clocks are set by the sun.
Theoretically, changing day length and light exposure over the course...