Diseases
Beer, wine or spirits? one drink was linked to a surprising health benefit
The type of drink you choose may matter more than how much you pour, a 13-year study of 340,000 adults suggests.
Diseases
One extra year in school could change your dementia risk
The twist is who seems to have gained the most, and it is not the group most people would expect.
Diseases
Your Alzheimer’s blood test could be wrong: Here’s what scientists found
Current blood tests can light up for the wrong reasons, and researchers say one extra step may finally close that gap.
Diseases
Taking blood pressure pills? This common mistake could cost you the benefits
The pills do their job, but a very ordinary habit slowly chips away at the protection they offer.
Diseases
What the color of your stool can reveal about your liver and gut health
The color your body produces every day carries quiet clues about your liver, gallbladder and gut, but only some shifts are urgent.
Diseases
Beer, wine or spirits? one drink was linked to a surprising health benefit
The type of drink you choose may matter more than how much you pour, a 13-year study of 340,000 adults suggests.
Diseases
One extra year in school could change your dementia risk
The twist is who seems to have gained the most, and it is not the group most people would expect.
Diseases
Your Alzheimer’s blood test could be wrong: Here’s what scientists found
Current blood tests can light up for the wrong reasons, and researchers say one extra step may finally close that gap.
Diseases
Taking blood pressure pills? This common mistake could cost you the benefits
The pills do their job, but a very ordinary habit slowly chips away at the protection they offer.
Researchers find new link between sitting and cancer risk
A major new study suggests that long, uninterrupted sitting may be linked to a higher risk of cancer death.
71% of women had this warning sign weeks before their heart attack
More women felt unusual fatigue before a heart attack than felt chest pain.
How strong should your grip be? The norms by age that predict your health
A study of 2.4 million adults sets the numbers, and what a weak grip predicts.
The speech change doctors say is an early warning sign of Alzheimer’s disease
Slower speech and longer pauses may show up before memory tests do.
Is sitting really as bad as smoking? Here’s what the evidence says
The catchy warning collapses when you line up the actual mortality numbers.
Nearly 3 in 4 Americans are overdue for a cancer screening, and this is now the top reason
A new national survey finds cost fears now rival the fear of cancer itself.