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This drug may reduce obesity, fatty liver, improve heart function

In a new study from Johns Hopkins Medicine, researchers found that a drug first developed to treat Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia and sickle cell disease...

Exercise can give you a healthy liver

In a recent study published in JHEP Reports, researchers found the positive effects, beyond the expected weight-loss benefit, of exercise on the liver. The study...

Massage can make muscles heal faster and stronger

Massage has been used to treat sore, injured muscles for more than 3,000 years, and today many athletes swear by massage guns to rehabilitate...

This common weight loss surgery is safer but may be less effective

In a new study from the University of Michigan, researchers found compared two of the most common weight-loss surgeries and found that long-term, sleeve...

Frequent alcohol drinking can increase risks for these cancers

In a recent study published in JAMA Network Open, researchers found the frequency of drinking alcohol may be a more important risk factor for...

This supplement may boost brain function in obesity

In a new study from the University of British Columbia, researchers found that ketone supplements may be a new therapeutic strategy for protecting and...

COVID-19: Without masks, two meters distancing is not enough

In a new study from McGill University and elsewhere, researchers found to prevent the spread of COVID-19 indoors, the two meters physical distancing guideline...

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...