Obesity may increase risk of this inflammatory bowel disease
In a recent study from Norfolk and elsewhere, researchers found that obesity, as measured by body mass index (BMI), is linked to an increased...
Blue light from your phone may harm you more when you get older
Scientists from Oregon State University found that the damaging effects of daily, lifelong exposure to the blue light emanating from phones, computers, and household...
Alcohol drinking can accelerate biological aging, shows study
Scientists from Oxford Population Health found that alcohol directly accelerates aging by damaging DNA in telomeres.
The research is published in Molecular Psychiatry and was...
Napping, sleeping too much or too little, may increase heart disease risk in older...
Scientists from Karolinska Institute found that napping, as well as sleeping too much or too little or having poor sleep patterns, appears to increase...
Enjoy your nap, but be aware of the pros and cons
You could read this story now. Or you could take a nap first, and perhaps tackle it feeling more alert and refreshed.
Health-wise, is that...
Have trouble sleeping? You’re at higher risk of dying, especially if you have diabetes
Scientists from Northwestern Medicine found that having trouble falling or staying asleep may leave you feeling tired and frustrated.
It also could subtract years from...
Weight-loss surgery slashes cancer risk and death, study finds
Scientists from Gundersen Lutheran Health System found people with obesity were at least two times more likely to develop certain types of cancer and...
Scientists give best advice for diagnosing, managing fatty liver disease in lean people
Scientists from Boston University give the best advice for diagnosing and managing fatty liver disease in lean people.
The research is published in Gastroenterology and...
Weight loss surgery may put your marriage in trouble
Scientists from the University of Pittsburgh found that people who have weight loss surgery often see improvements in type 2 diabetes and other diseases.
But...
Getting more exercise than guidelines suggest may further lower your death risk
Scientists from Harvard found that doubling to quadrupling the minimum amount of weekly physical activity recommended for U.S. adults may substantially lower the risk...