One-size-fits-all is no fit for heart health
From Weight Watchers to wearable tech, there are messages encouraging people to stay fit and healthy.
But in a new study, researchers found when it...
This vitamin may help you maintain muscles
As people age, they lose skeletal muscle mass and strength.
People over 50 lose up to 1% of their skeletal muscle mass each year, and...
This sleep treatment could protect heart health in people with prediabetes
A new study found that continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment at night can lower daytime resting heart rates in patients with prediabetes who...
Intermittent fasting is popular—but it doesn’t work for weight loss
The currently popular diet of intermittent fasting restricts eating to eight hours per day, separated by 16 hours of fasting.
In a new study, researchers...
This sleep problem linked to Alzheimer’s disease, study confirms
New research has confirmed long-suspected links between sleep apnea and Alzheimer's disease, finding identical signs of brain damage in both conditions.
While the cause of...
‘Awe walks’ can boost your emotional well-being, UCSF study shows
In a new study, researchers found that a regular dose of awe is a simple way to boost healthy 'prosocial' emotions such as compassion...
A healthy lifestyle can help you live 6 years longer, study shows
In a new study, researchers found that a very healthy lifestyle is linked to up to 6.3 years longer life for men and 7.6...
These sleep problems may increase risks of cognitive decline, dementia
In a new study, researchers found that middle-aged adults who report symptoms of insomnia and are sleeping less than six hours a night may...
Why it is hard for obese people to recover from a stroke or brain...
In a new study, researchers found that severely overweight people are less likely to be able to re-wire their brains and find new neural...
Excess belly fat linked to higher risk of early death
In a new study, researchers found that central fatness (excess fat stored around the abdomen) is linked to a higher risk of early death...