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A person sits on a picnic blanket with various plates of vegetables, fruits, and nuts on plates that show a healthful diet

Date: 2025/06/12 - 00:31

Healthy lifestyles may offset dementia, stroke risk linked to telomere length

A new study has found that dementia, stroke, and depression are more common in people with shorter telomeres — a biomarker of aging — but that healthy lifestyles may help mitigate this risk.

Date: 2025/06/07 - 09:00

Low-calorie diets may negatively impact mental health

People who restrict calorie intake to lose weight are more likely to have more depressive symptoms, recent research suggests.

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Date: 2025/06/04 - 20:31

Exercise may be as important as drugs in preventing cancer recurrence

Following a supervised exercise lowered people's risk of colon cancer recurrence by 28% in an extensive new clinical trial.

An illustration depicting a keto diet featuring a plate of breakfast foods such as a fried egg and bacon, and another one of the Mediterranean diet, featuring a bowl of pasta with shrimp, asparagus, herbs, and tomatoes

Date: 2025/05/31 - 16:00

Mediterranean and keto diets may help weight loss, lower blood pressure: study

A new study finds that both the Mediterranean and keto diets can help lower a person’s blood pressure, support weight loss, and improve cardiovascular health.

Date: 2025/05/20 - 19:31

Replacing 30 minutes' sitting time with exercise may prevent second heart attack

A secondary heart attack could be prevented by replacing 30 minutes of sedentary behavior with light-intensity or moderate-to-vigorous-intensity physical activity, or even with sleep.

A woman walks on the beach as her long jacket floats in the wind

Date: 2025/05/07 - 00:31

Just 5 minutes a day of brisk walking could lower risk of irregular heartbeat

Brisk walking just five minutes a day could help lower the risk of heart rhythm abnormalities, such as atrial fibrillation or tachycardia, new research suggests.

Date: 2025/05/07 - 00:31

Why we should pay closer attention to how sleep affects heart health

The American Heart Association (AHA) recently released a scientific statement urging doctors and individuals to pay closer attention to the many ways in which sleep can impact cardiometabolic health.

Date: 2025/05/07 - 00:31

Eating more potassium, not less salt may be key to regulating blood pressure

Increasing the ratio of potassium to sodium in the diet may be more effective for lowering blood pressure than simply reducing salt intake alone, a new study suggests.

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Date: 2025/05/07 - 00:31

32% of dementia cases could be linked to hearing loss

A study in older adults has found that hearing loss may increase dementia risk by almost one-third. The researchers suggest that treating hearing loss could delay, or even prevent, dementia for a large number of older adults.

Date: 2025/05/07 - 00:31

Walking the dog, taking the stairs could help protect your heart

As little as 3 minutes of moderate incidental physical activity could potentially lower a person's risk for cardiovascular diseases and death, according to a new study.