Fitness trackers could help detect sleep apnea and high blood pressure
Over 70 million Americans wear fitness trackers to monitor steps, sleep, and heart rate. A new study suggests these popular devices could soon do...
Acid-reducing diet leads to 13-pound weight loss in just 16 weeks
A new study has found that a low-fat vegan diet helps reduce the body’s acid load and leads to weight loss—more effectively than the...
Learning to play music can improve brain function in older people
A new study has found that learning to play music—even later in life—can improve brain function in older adults.
The research was led by Dr....
Higher doses of this drug help people with diabetes lose more weight
Diabetes happens when there is too much sugar in the blood. Over time, this can make it harder to keep blood sugar at a...
A surprising new drug may help people lose weight without dieting or exercise
A new study from Johns Hopkins Medicine has found something very surprising.
A drug originally made to treat Alzheimer’s disease, schizophrenia, and sickle cell disease...
Why deep sleep helps build muscle, burn fat, and boost brainpower
healthy. Bodybuilders, for example, rely on deep sleep to boost levels of growth hormone, which builds muscle and burns fat.
Teenagers also need plenty of...
These diets could be the secret to saving money and losing weight
As a new year begins, many adults in the United States are thinking about how to improve their health. One popular goal is to...
Obesity and inflammation may increase lung aging and COPD risk
A new study from Brazil has found that damage to the lungs in younger adults isn't just caused by smoking.
Obesity and inflammation in the...
Good sleep starts in the gut
You might think good sleep happens in your brain, but restorative sleep actually begins much lower in the body: in the gut.
The community of...
Scientists find a new way to rejuvenate the aging immune system
As we get older, our immune system slowly loses its edge.
One of the biggest changes happens in T cells, a type of white blood...