Light alcohol drinking may still increase risk of obesity, metabolic syndrome
Drinking more than half a standard alcoholic drink a day is linked to an increased risk of obesity and metabolic syndrome.
Walking backwards has a surprising number of health benefits
Walking doesn’t require any special equipment or gym memberships, and best of all, it’s completely free. For most of us, walking is something we...
Feeling fatigued? Finding possible causes
Exhaustion seems to be on the rise. Fatigue is one of the symptoms most often reported by people with COVID-19, and their tiredness can...
Many types of exercise can help older people live longer
Getting enough physical activity is vital for your health at any age.
Guidelines recommend that adults get at least 150 minutes (or two and a...
Overweight women most likely to suffer long COVID
Long COVID is a complex condition that develops during or after having COVID, and it is classified as such when symptoms continue for more...
Why overweight people more likely to get illnesses
If you gain weight, the fat cells in the body get bigger. So in the extremely obese, those fat cells are greatly enlarged.
In a...
Research finds two drugs that effectively treat sleep loss, insomnia
In a recent study from Oxford University, scientists found two drugs, eszopiclone and Lemborexant, were shown to perform better than others, both in the...
Repeated stress can accelerate aging of the eye
In a study from UC Irvine, scientists found aging is an important component of retinal ganglion cell death in glaucoma.
This diabetes drug can help people lose never-before-seen amounts of weight
In a recent study from Yale and elsewhere, scientists found a drug recently approved to treat type 2 diabetes is also extremely effective at...
Green Mediterranean diet can reduce belly fat more effectively, study finds
In a study from Ben-Gurion University, scientists found following the green Mediterranean diet significantly reduces visceral adipose tissue, a type of fat around internal...