Obesity, being overweight more deadly than previously thought
In a study from the University of Colorado Boulder, scientists found excess weight or obesity boosts the risk of death by anywhere from 22%...
Happy mid-life relationships may protect people from chronic diseases
Satisfying relationships in midlife with partners, and friends are linked to a lower risk of multiple chronic diseases in older age.
Milk and dairy foods may protect you from chronic diseases
In a study from the University of Granada, scientists found that milk and dairy foods could help with many health benefits and prevent chronic...
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...
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...
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...
Long-term disrupted sleep may increase heart disease risk
In a study from Vanderbilt University, scientists found sleep irregularity—chronically disrupted sleep and highly variable sleep durations night after night—may increase the risk for...