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A major wearable-device study of nearly 60,000 British adults has confirmed what most exercise guidelines have yet to acknowledge: vigorous physical activity reduces cancer risk through biological mechanisms that moderate activity cannot replicate at equivalent doses — and losing as few as three minutes of hard daily effort is associated with a measurably higher cancer…

Think eating healthier just isn’t worth the effort? This study showing improving your diet slows aging in just a month may change your mind. 

Va. (WVIR) – If you take medication, supplements or drink alcohol, a new UVA Health study has a warning. Calls to poison centers involving liver injuries caused by medications, supplements, alcohol and other substances jumped nearly 400% between 2000 and 2024, according to the study

A new study from UT Health San Antonio’s Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases has found that almost any amount of physical activity, from gardening to dancing to walking, can slow cognitive decline in older adults, with the strongest benefits seen among Mexican American participants

Women are nearly twice as likely as men to develop Alzheimer’s disease. A new NIH-funded study at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine will investigate how genetic and epigenetic changes on the X chromosome may influence risk

We are used to thinking of stress, anxiety and depression as conditions that require complex solutions: Psychological therapy, medications, major life changes or medical interventions. All of these are certainly important and sometimes necessary. But a new study reminds us that sometimes a very basic and fairly simple action can affect the body and mind:…

Taipei, Aug. 13 (CNA) Severely obese women who undergo bariatric surgery early may have a 20 percent lower risk of developing breast cancer than those who do not undergo the weight-loss procedure, according to a study led by physicians at Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital

Menopause is the complete end of experiencing menstrual periods, and it can increase the risk for certain health problems, such as stroke. A recent study published in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, notes that estrogen levels drop during menopause, and that this could lead to a higher risk for Alzheimer’s…

A multidisciplinary research team at Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt Health has identified the protein cadherin-11 as a mediator of kidney injury and potential therapeutic target for chronic kidney disease

Exercising is an efficient way to burn calories, but there’s no getting around the significant time investment required to get our reps in while juggling our personal and professional lives. So, a new study coming out of Hong Kong that supports brisk interval walking as a way of reducing our waist size comes as welcome…