Exercising and dieting may not help you lose weight
A recent study from Tulane University and elsewhere found that more Americans are trying to lose weight by eating less, exercising, drinking water and...
Exercise could improve video game performance
Time spent playing video games is often seen as time stolen from physical activities.
Research has shown that exercise has many physical and cognitive benefits.
But...
This drug may improve insomnia with Alzheimer’s disease
Suvorexant, sold under the trade name Belsomra, is a medication for the treatment of insomnia.
In a new study, researchers found suvorexant improves total sleep...
Riding a bike to work? You may live longer
In a new study, researchers found that people who cycle to work have a lower risk of dying.
They found people who cycled to work...
New finding may help treat alcohol use disorder and depression
For people with psychiatric disorders, comorbidity — or the presence of two or more disorders in a single patient — is quite common.
One of the...
Using pain and sleep drugs frequently may double frailty risk
Many older Americans to use two or more prescription drugs at the same time and many of these prescription drugs are for pain and...
Just 1 minute of weekly exercise enough to benefit health in older people
In a new study, researchers found that just one minute of exercise per week is enough to provide health benefits to people over the...
As we age, women are frailer but more resilient than men
In a new study, researchers found that women tend to have poorer health status and are frailer, but are more resilient and have longer...
Weight loss surgery may reduce risk of colorectal cancer
In a new review study, researchers found that weight loss surgery may reduce the risk of developing colorectal cancer by one-third.
The research was conducted...
Lower BMI means lower diabetes risk, even in non-obese people
In a new study, researchers found that lower body mass index (BMI) is consistently linked to reduced type 2 diabetes risk, among people with...