This exercise may shorten your longevity if you do it every day
Frequent exercise is often touted as the key to leading a long and healthy life.
But few studies have delved into comparisons in longevity between...
Weight loss in midlife may strongly reduce early death risk
In a new study, researchers found that changes in weight between young adulthood and midlife may have important consequences for a person's risk of...
Obesity may increase risk of dying from COVID-19, especially in men
In a new study, researchers found a striking association between BMI and risk for death among patients with a diagnosis of COVID-19.
Their finding also...
Moderate muscle strength may lower risk of type 2 diabetes
Of the 30 million Americans with diabetes, 90% to 95% have type 2, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
In a new...
COVID-19 lockdowns may escalate the obesity epidemic
In a new study, researchers found emotional stress, economic anxiety, physical inactivity, and social distance—locking down society to combat COVID-19 creates psychosocial insecurity that...
Sugar can cause obesity even without sweet taste
In a new study, researchers found sugar causes obesity even in the absence of its sweet taste.
The finding also uncovered an increased risk of...
More school, less heart disease? Researchers keep finding evidence
Most people probably think of school as something for strengthening the brain.
Increasingly, researchers are learning that it may be just as important for the...
Yoga can help reduce anxiety, new study shows
In a new study, researchers found yoga improves symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder, a condition with chronic nervousness and worry, suggesting the popular practice...
This supplement can help healthy obese people lose weight
In a new study, researchers found a compound given as a dietary supplement to overweight but otherwise healthy people in a clinical trial caused...
Scientists discover new way to strongly reduce pain and inflammation in arthritis
Arthritis affects almost 2% of the world's population or some 150 million people, and currently, there is no completely effective treatment for this chronic...