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Female checks fitness app on watch during walk outside

Date: 2025/05/07 - 23:32

Healthy Lifestyle Habits Could Help Prevent Premature Heart Aging

Researchers have developed a method for measuring the heart's “functional age” to help predict complications like heart disease. According to the authors of a new study, premature aging of the heart is linked to unhealthy lifestyle habits.

person in yoga class with bended knee doing hip stretch

Date: 2025/05/07 - 00:31

Yoga as effective as strength exercises for osteoarthritis pain relief

Yoga is as effective in reducing knee pain in osteoarthritis as muscle-strengthening exercises, according to a new clinical trial.

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.

A wine glass shattering, representing the bad habit of heavy drinking of alcohol

Date: 2025/05/07 - 00:31

At what age do bad habits start affecting health?

Scientists have pinpointed the exact age when the body starts feeling the negative health effects of smoking, heavy drinking, and a lack of exercise.

An older woman stretching her arms above her head outside

Date: 2025/05/07 - 00:31

Can even light exercise help slow cognitive decline?

Two new studies on dementia have found that both low and moderate-high intensity exercise can help slow cognitive decline and memory loss in people at risk of Alzheimer's.

older man and younger man smiling at each other in a forest

Date: 2025/05/07 - 00:31

Can doctors predict your Alzheimer’s risk in your 20s?

Some risk factors and blood biomarkers related to Alzheimer's disease and cognitive impairment can be detected as early as age 24, according to a recent study.

An older adult mountain biking in a forest, going down a hilly part

Date: 2025/05/07 - 00:31

Could being more active in middle age help prevent Alzheimer's disease?

Researchers have found that increasing physical activity levels around ages 45 to 65 may be linked to lower levels of beta-amyloid, which is a known biomarker for Alzheimer's disease.

Date: 2025/05/02 - 20:32

Immunotherapy Drug Eliminated Need for Surgery, Chemo in Early Stage Cancers

A new clinical trial shows the immunotherapy drug dostarlimab may eliminate the need for surgery and chemotherapy in certain cancers. People with the dMMR gene mutation, which most often presents in colorectal cancer, are the best candidates for this treatment.

Date: 2025/05/02 - 00:32

Household Plastics Raise Cardiovascular Disease Risk: 4 Ways to Limit Exposure

A new study says plastics found in common household products can increase the risk of cardiovascular disease in people ages 55 to 64. Experts say you can reduce your exposure to microplastics by avoiding processed foods and not using plastic utensils or bowls.

Colorized transmission electron micrograph of influenza A/H1N1 virus particles.

Date: 2025/05/01 - 18:30

HHS, NIH launch next-generation universal vaccine platform for pandemic-prone viruses

These vaccines aim to provide broad-spectrum protection against multiple strains of multiple viruses.