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CATEGORY: MEN'S HEALTH For men keeping a close eye on low-risk prostate cancer rather than treating it right away, being physically active — even a few hours of moderate activity such as brisk walking each week — was associated with… Read More →
CATEGORY: WOMEN'S HEALTH In a study that followed nearly 40,000 women for a median of 25 years, each additional alcoholic drink consumed per day was associated with roughly a 10% higher rate of breast cancer. Because this was an observational… Read More →
CATEGORY: IMMUNE HEALTH If you want one more reason that regular movement matters, a large study from Sweden offers a striking one: adults who were even modestly physically active were less likely to be hospitalized with a serious infection, and… Read More →
CATEGORY: BRAIN & MENTAL HEALTH If your mind feels a little quieter after a walk, a large new analysis offers a reason to take that feeling seriously. Pooling data from 11 long-term studies across several countries, researchers found that people… Read More →
CATEGORY: HEALTHY AGING & LONGEVITY How easily you can lower yourself to the floor and stand back up again — without leaning on your hands, a knee, or nearby furniture — is linked to how likely you are to stay… Read More →
CATEGORY: DISEASE PREVENTION Older adults in Wales who received the shingles vaccine were about 20% less likely to be newly diagnosed with dementia over the following seven years than otherwise similar adults who were not eligible for the shot. Shingles… Read More →
CATEGORY: WOMEN'S HEALTH In a study of nearly 5,500 women in their 60s through their 90s, those with the greatest muscle strength were about a third less likely to die over the following eight years than those with the least… Read More →
CATEGORY: BRAIN & MENTAL HEALTH Adults who consumed at least 7 grams of olive oil a day—roughly half a tablespoon—had a 28% lower risk of dying from dementia over 28 years than those who rarely or never used it, according… Read More →
CATEGORY: HEART & CIRCULATION Adults whose coffee drinking was concentrated in the morning had a 16% lower risk of death from any cause and a 31% lower risk of death from heart disease over nearly a decade than people who… Read More →
