Why obesity may make breathing harder for older people
Breathing is something most people do without thinking, but it can become more difficult with age. As the body grows older, the lungs naturally...
Surgery or new weight-loss drugs: which protects your heart better?
Obesity is a common health problem around the world. It happens when a person has too much body fat, and it can affect many...
Obesity decreases lung function in older people
As people grow older, it is normal for the body to change in many ways. Muscles may become weaker, bones may lose strength, and...
A small pill could treat heart failure and sleep apnea
Your heart works like a pump that never gets to rest. Every minute of every day, it pushes blood around your body so that...
What children of people who live to 100 can teach us about healthy eating
Living to 100 years old is something many people hope for, but only a small number actually reach this age.
Scientists have long wondered why...
Why voting may help you live longer
As people grow older, many begin to think more about how to stay healthy and live longer. Doctors often talk about exercise, diet, sleep,...
Can losing weight benefit people with heart failure?
Heart failure is a serious condition that affects millions of people around the world. It happens when the heart cannot pump blood as well...
Why obesity can weaken your heart—and how it could be reversed
Obesity is known to increase the risk of many health problems, including heart disease. One condition that is becoming more common is heart failure...
Why mental and physical illness may be more connected than we thought
For a long time, people have believed that mental illness and physical illness are two completely different things.
Doctors often treat them separately, and they...
Do we really need GLP-1 for weight loss?
Weight loss treatments have changed greatly in recent years, especially with the rise of drugs that target a hormone called GLP-1.
These medicines have been...