If you’re a 20-something who wants to stay sharp, listen up: A new study suggests poor health habits now may increase your risk of mental decline later in life. Its authors say young adulthood may be the most critical time for adopting a healthy lifestyle in order to keep your brain sharp when you’re older.… read on > read on >
If you saunter and shuffle instead of scurry when you walk, you are at higher risk of severe illness and death from COVID-19, British researchers warn. For the study, the investigators analyzed data from more than 412,000 middle-aged Britons and found that among those whose weight was normal, slow walkers were more than twice as… read on > read on >
The same lifestyle habits that protect the heart can also curb the risk of a range of cancers, a large new study confirms. The study of more than 20,000 U.S. adults found both bad news and good news. People with risk factors for heart disease also faced increased odds of developing cancer over the next… read on > read on >
Do you struggle with chronic kidney disease? Exercise may be the best prescription for your condition, new research out of Taiwan suggests. Scientists found that highly active patients had a lower risk of kidney disease progression, heart problems and death. The study looked at more than 4,500 people with chronic kidney disease between 2004 and… read on > read on >
Exercise has long been considered a “natural antidepressant.” Now, research suggests that as lockdowns kept people from regular exercise, depression rates started to rise. The finding is based on multiple mental health surveys conducted among three successive groups of University of Pittsburgh students, totaling nearly 700 in all. Surveys were initially launched before the pandemic,… read on > read on >
You’re about to hop on an exercise bike and peddle your heart out, but will having to wear a face mask make it harder to breathe while you work out? Not according to new research that suggests healthy people can safely wear a face mask while doing vigorous exercise. The scientists assessed the breathing, heart… read on > read on >
Wrinkles may be a natural part of getting older, but you can slow your skin’s aging with changes to your lifestyle and environment, a skin expert says. “Daily activities, such as protecting your skin from the sun and eating healthy foods, can go a long way in preventing your skin from aging more quickly than… read on > read on >
Fireworks, skateboards and button batteries are among the products associated with increased trips to the emergency room during the early months of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). While ER treatment of product-related injuries fell by about a quarter between March and September of last year, a new report… read on > read on >
In some reassuring news for professional athletes, a new study finds very few develop inflammatory heart disease after being infected with COVID-19, and most can safely return to play. In fact, of nearly 800 professional athletes who had tested positive, less than 1% were barred from returning to play because of heart damage from COVID-19,… read on > read on >
Even after suffering a stroke, many Hispanic Americans still have uncontrolled diabetes, high blood pressure or other conditions that raise their risk of a repeat one, a new study finds. The study involved 404 Hispanic adults with a history of stroke or “mini-stroke,” which is a brief reduction in blood flow to the brain that… read on > read on >
