Health in a Heartbeat

Voting makes for a healthy democracy. It also might lead to a longer life. A recent study published in the Journals of Gerontology: Series B followed about 7,700 people who...

Five, six, seven, eight. A new type of Parkinson’s treatment is making strides in Argentina: the tango. Each week, one hospital in Buenos Aires welcomes 100-plus people to participate in...

Health scientists have understood the role T cells play in the body for more than 60 years. Cytotoxic T lymphocytes [Sigh-toe-toxic T lymph-oh-sites] are part of the immune system. You...

Picture a woman in her 80s. She tells you a story about the time her family adopted a dog from the local animal shelter. It was an unseasonably cold day;...

For those of us with high cholesterol, there are two options: changing your diet, or opting for a statin. Some of us might need to do both. Though medications have...

Some days, you wake up on the right side of the bed. A new study from researchers in Canada indicates that simply feeling sharp can snowball into a day of...

For farmers, gardeners and agricultural enterprises, pesticides present a solution to the problem of a centuries-old conflict between insects and crops. World populations continue to grow, and the climate in...

While we won’t trot out the tired adage detailing how women are from Venus and men are from Mars, there is no denying differences between the two sexes. And, beyond...

Getting regular, quality sleep can be a challenge. For better or worse, there’s a thriving market of supplements to help. One of the most popular sleep supplements is magnesium, an...

Eating your fruits and vegetables is one of the easiest ways to care for your health. But new research suggests we might need to pay a little more attention to...

Despite being touted as a surefire means of adding to one’s risk of dementia, loneliness might not actually be the driver of cognitive decline we believe it to be. A...

The odds of surviving cardiac arrest drop like the setting sun as day turns to night. Cardiac arrest is always a medical emergency, regardless of the time of day. Mere...

A class of weight-loss medications known as GLP-1s has revolutionized the ongoing battle against the waistline. GLP-1s are drugs that mimic a natural gut hormone called glucagon-like peptide-1, which your...

For those who live near highways and are nearing the big 4-0, listen up. A new study from the University of Connecticut and Tufts University has found that adults over...

Chronic pain is a costly condition in the United States. Affecting one in four adults, its annual tab is estimated to be more than $722 billon paid in a combination...

A chatbot a day keeps the doctor away — or so it seems for millions of Americans, according to a new survey from the West Health-Gallup Center. The survey polled...

Look what the cat dragged in. It isn’t pretty. Our beloved pet felines, when allowed to wander outdoors, can bring home parasites and pathogens aplenty. Some of those can cause...

As kids, we all remember the phrase “eat your veggies.” Now, new research from Sweden suggests there might be a little wiggle room. The study, published in JAMA Network Open,...

A cure for neurodegenerative diseases might be frolicking through the mountains. New research from Shanghai Jiao Tong [Jyeow-tong] University identified a genetic mutation in yaks, the long-haired domesticated relatives of...

We are in the midst of a weight-loss revolution. Drugs with the active ingredients semaglutide or tirzepatide have allowed millions of people to lose significant amounts of weight. These drugs...

There are pushups, pirouettes and pumping iron. Calisthenics, curls and CrossFit. Whatever your preferred form of exercise or work-out style, there’s bound to be something that strikes your fancy. And...

Since its FDA approval in December 2017, Ozempic, an injectable semaglutide originally intended for use by those with diabetes, has taken the world of weight loss by storm. Now, as...

Of the human body’s many organs, the liver is arguably one of the hardest workers. This 3-pound whirlwind in the upper right abdomen handles 500 jobs, including filtering more than...

Kimchi, a Korean dish made of fermented vegetables like cabbage, is known for packing a welcome probiotic punch to the gut. Now, a new study published in Bioresource Technology suggests...

Throughout our lives, we encounter health information from less-than-official sources. Maybe a grandparent, or a chatty classmate. Regardless of the spokesperson, we carry these tidbits with us, ranging from partially...