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Only 7% of the U.S. adults have good heart and metabolic health

Scientists from Tufts University found less than 7 percent of the U.S. adult population has good cardiometabolic health, a devastating health crisis requiring urgent...

Even light alcohol drinking may increase risk of obesity, metabolic syndrome

Scientists from the National Medical Center Seoul found drinking more than half a standard alcoholic drink a day (equivalent to 7g of pure alcohol)...

Diabetes drug can slow kidney function decline, study finds

Scientists from the University Medical Center Groningen found dapagliflozin— a sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor prescribed to treat diabetes—reduces the kidney function decline in patients...

Healthy habits may improve longevity, prevent Alzheimer’s disease

Scientists from Rush University found that everyday habits that serve as the backbone of a healthy lifestyle may keep your brain sharp and help...

Scientists find a new way to reverse aging, chronic inflammation

Chronic inflammation, which results when old age, stress, or environmental toxins keep the body’s immune system in overdrive, can contribute to a variety of...

Intermittent fasting can protect kidneys in obesity

Scientists from the University of Alabama at Birmingham found that time-restricted feeding improves markers of kidney and vascular health in obesity. The research was presented...

Sunscreen is still a smart way to protect your skin

Summer has arrived and with it so have dreams of beach vacations, trips to the waterpark and outdoor activities. After months of winter's colder temperatures,...

This smart earbud will measure how astronauts sleep

Sleep is important for our health and well-being, and bad sleep can negatively impact our attention span, memory, decision-making skills, creativity and judgment. Astronauts living...

COVID-19 vaccine can protect people of all body weights from death

Scientists from the University of Oxford found that COVID-19 vaccines have greatly reduced the number of cases of severe COVID-19 disease for everyone regardless...

Sleep duration is part of heart health essentials

Proper sleep is essential, and a widely used scoring system for heart and brain health is being redefined to reflect that. Since 2010, seven modifiable...