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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.

A gloved hand holds a box full of vials of the MMR vaccine against measles as a single vial is in front of the box

Date: 2025/05/07 - 00:31

Fact check: How long does protection from the measles vaccines last?

Medical News Today speaks to experts to fact-check some claims about measles and the MMR vaccine, namely U.S. Health Secretary RFK Jr.'s comments about the vaccine's protection waning quickly.

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.

An older adult woman preparing a Mediterranean salad in a kitchen with a knife, chopping board and various utensils

Date: 2025/05/07 - 00:31

Mediterranean diet may help lower breast cancer risk, especially postmenopause

Following a Mediterranean diet lowered breast cancer risk significantly by as much as 13%, and postmenopausal women benefitted the most, according to a new study.

A person with gloved hands separating blood samples from a vial with a pipette

Date: 2025/05/07 - 00:31

Simple blood cholesterol test may better predict coronary artery disease risk

A new study has found that apolipoprotein B particle count and lipoprotein(a) count were critical indicators of risk for coronary artery disease related to cholesterol.

Date: 2025/05/07 - 00:31

Exercise may lessen cancer treatment side effects, including brain fog, fatigue

Exercise can mitigate some of the side effects of cancer treatments across a range of cancer types, according to a recent umbrella-review of the evidence.

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.

Date: 2025/05/01 - 21:00

Many genes in male and female placentas expressed differently

NIH findings may lead to insights on pregnancy complications, adult health.

Date: 2025/05/01 - 00:32

Measles Could Return to Endemic Status in U.S. If Vaccination Rates Remain Low

New research projects that if vaccination rates continue to fall, there will be 11 million to upwards of 51 million new measles cases in the U.S. in the next 25 years. Infectious disease experts remain concerned about the long-term impacts of vaccine hesitancy.