This common weight loss surgery is safer but may be less effective
In a new study from the University of Michigan, researchers found compared two of the most common weight-loss surgeries and found that long-term, sleeve...
Frequent alcohol drinking can increase risks for these cancers
In a recent study published in JAMA Network Open, researchers found the frequency of drinking alcohol may be a more important risk factor for...
This supplement may boost brain function in obesity
In a new study from the University of British Columbia, researchers found that ketone supplements may be a new therapeutic strategy for protecting and...
COVID-19: Without masks, two meters distancing is not enough
In a new study from McGill University and elsewhere, researchers found to prevent the spread of COVID-19 indoors, the two meters physical distancing guideline...
Exercise may stop cancer in its tracks
In a new study from Edith Cowan University, researchers found that exercise may be a key weapon in cancer patients' battle against the disease.
Exercise...
Poor physical function from age 65 could mean higher death risk
In a recent study published in The BMJ, researchers found increasing poor physical (motor) function from around age 65 is linked to an increased...
How to talk with an older person about stopping driving
Excerpts from the conversation with Dr. Marian Betz, an NIH-funded expert on healthy aging at the University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus.
NIHNiH: Why is the...
Moderate-vigorous exercise is most efficient at improving fitness
In a recent study published in the European Heart Journal, researchers found that moderate-vigorous physical activity is the most efficient at improving fitness.
They found...
Too much body weight may increase COVID-19 death risk
Links between obesity and mortality have become increasingly evident, since the earliest pandemic of the 21st century.
In a new study from The University of...
This weight-loss drug can help protect heart, reduce body fat
In a recent study published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, researchers found a commonly prescribed weight-loss drug called liraglutide could benefit heart health.
In...