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...
‘healthy’ obese people more likely to develop heart disease
In a new study, researchers found adults who are obese but appear healthy are not at greater risk of heart attack, stroke, or cardiovascular...
Sleep apnea may increase risk of high blood pressure, sudden death
In a recent study published in BMJ Open Respiratory Research, researchers found that people living with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a condition that occurs...
When should older adults stop driving?
You may have gotten your driver’s license the day you turned 16. By the time you retire, you could have driven daily for more...
People with type 2 diabetes should focus on weight loss, study finds
In a new study from UT Southwestern Medical Center and elsewhere, researchers recommended a pivotal change in the treatment of Type 2 diabetes to...