Exercise may help lower hip fracture risk in women
In a new study, researchers found older women who get light exercise, like a daily walk, may lower their risk of hip fracture.
The research...
This method may help you get rid of fearful memories
In a new study, researchers found that mindfulness meditation training could alter how we process fearful memories.
Participating in an eight-week mindfulness meditation program appears...
Why sleep is very important to your brain health
Science tells us that a lot of good things happen in our brains while we sleep—learning and memories are consolidated and waste is removed,...
Early menopause may predict high heart disease risk
In a new study, researchers found women who reach menopause before the age of 50 have an increased risk of heart disease.
The results showed...
Why does obesity lead to respiratory problems?
The reasons people who are obese often develop respiratory problems, from simple shortness of breath to a potentially life-threatening condition known as obesity hypoventilation...
Health in old age is a lifelong affair
Reduced food intake helps both animals and humans to improve health in old age and can prolong life.
But when do you have to change...
Obesity may harm men and women in different ways
In a new study, researchers found people who carry around unhealthy amounts of weight don't just have heart disease and diabetes to worry about.
Obesity...
How children influence the life expectancy of their parents
In a new study, researchers found a link between people's life expectancy and the number of children they have: People with children generally live...
Intermittent fasting — Foolproof or fad?
Fad diets and exercise routines seem to come and go as often as the refrigerator calls out to people looking to lose a few...
5 scary health facts to spook you this Halloween
Spooky, scream-inducing characters whose health has clearly taken a turn for the worse – skeletons and ghosts, for example – are as much a...