Why living to 100 may depend on far more than diet and exercise
From diet and exercise to social ties and genetics, researchers examined why the habits linked to healthier aging…
These simple fitness tests revealed which older adults had the lowest death risk
Simple tests of balance, mobility, strength, and aerobic fitness revealed striking differences in survival across more than 13,000…
A 30-year study found a surprising link between alcohol, survival and heart attack risk
Three decades of follow-up suggest that alcohol and beverage type may relate differently to longevity and heart attack…
Higher neuroticism may curb strenuous exercise, genetic analysis suggests
A genetically informed UK study suggests that personality may shape engagement in moderate and vigorous physical activity, with…
Semaglutide dose may matter more than weight loss for heart health
A large real-world study suggests semaglutide’s cardiovascular benefits may be more closely linked to the dose patients receive…
Study maps how exercise, sleep, diet, and mood connect in daily life
A 70-day diary study reveals why activity, sleep, socializing, nature, diet, and mood may not follow the same…
The Type of Alcohol You Drink Could Affect How Long You Live
Low to moderate wine consumption was linked to a lower risk than drinking spirits, beer, or cider. Credit:…
This Common Habit Could Signal Serious Health Problems in Later Life
A long-term study of older adults suggests that certain daytime napping patterns—particularly longer, more frequent, and morning naps—may…
The Hidden Devastation of Hurricanes
Parks’s team estimated that, among Medicare patients alone, tropical cyclones are associated with nearly seventeen thousand excess hospitalizations…
What Britain’s post-war sugar rationing teaches us about long-term heart health
A rare “natural experiment” from 1950s UK sugar rationing reveals that lower sugar exposure in the first 1,000…
How Many Years Not Being Rich Takes Off Your Life
There’s nothing more that most people want than to be rich, or at least be at a place…
Genetic risk scores fail to predict survival after diagnosis
New research across seven global biobanks shows that the DNA driving disease onset does not determine survival; instead,…