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The findings in the Journal Neurology found that women who were anxious, jealous or moody and stressed in middle age may be at a higher risk of developing alzheimer's later in life.

According to a study in the Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics, it can also boost a woman’s love life. The research on more than 700 women found regular daily apple consumption can boost sexual pleasure in healthy women.

A study in the Journal of Marriage and Family finds that it’s true for older couples. Specifically, a husband who’s unhappy with his marriage is still likely to be happy with his life—if his wife gives their marriage high marks.

It's shopping season, and with more and more of us choosing to do our buying online, here are some tips for safe online practices courtesy of the Ontario government.

According to the BC-based organization, Community Against Preventable Injuries, men over 50 are more like than any other demographic to suffer a preventable injury around the holidays.

Here’s some good news about holidays foods – foods we should think about adding to our diets all year round. According to the famed Cleveland Clinic, they pack a big nutritional punch with vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants that may help prevent disease.

Research out of the University of California suggests that whether we’re talking about a person or a company, we place such a high premium on keeping a promise that exceeding it confers little or no additional benefit.

German researchers say they may be bad for your heart. From 2007 to 2011, the number of emergency room visits related to energy drinks, nearly doubled in the United States. Most of the cases involved young adults aged 18 to 25

But a study from Carnegie Mellon University is the first to show that brief mindfulness meditation practice can also alleviate psychological stress. The study published in the journal Psychoneuroendocrinology, – found that 25 minutes for three consecutive days – can boost people's ability to be resilient under stress.

A new U.S. study suggests when older Americans regularly spend time online, they are about a third less likely to suffer from depression compared with peers who don't use the internet.

Stop wasting your money on vitamins and other dietary supplements. That is the very clear message from doctors in an editorial published in Annals of Internal Medicine. It comes in response to three large studies that showed most multivitamin supplements are not effective at reducing the risk of disease or death, and may even cause harm.

Researchers from Johns Hopkins university found caffeine can sharpen memories for up to 24 hours after it's consumed. They tested more than a hundred participants who normally did not drink coffee, tea, or Cola. The subjects were asked to look at every day images on a computer screen and, five minutes later, half were given 200 milligrams of caffeine, about the amount in a strong cup of coffee. Th...

A study of more than 140,000 adults finds about half of people with high blood pressure -- or hypertension – have no idea they have the condition. That's worrisome, according to the study's authors, because uncontrolled high blood pressure can increase risk for heart disease, strokes and early death.

A study out of the University of Guelph finds that the majority of herbal products on the market contain ingredients not listed on the label, with most companies substituting cheaper alternatives and using fillers.

The theory is that it’s younger women who are obsessed with the way they look, and highly self-critical. But a study in The Journal of Women & Aging found the majority of women aged 50 and older are still not happy with their shape and size. What’s interesting is that this research is focused on the positive. It concentrates on the mere 12% who are happy with their bodies - in an attempt to discov...

Researchers analysed data from an annual survey of 5,000 households, to measure overall job satisfaction and overall satisfaction with life before and after the changes in working hours. They found putting in fewer hours had no effect on job or life satisfaction, for either men or women.

A compound in this much-maligned vegetable has been found to stop or at least slow down the most common form of arthritis.

Researchers at the University of Minnesota find having a organized workspace seems to encourage positive, generous actions, while an untidy office may stimulate creative thinking and promote new ideas.

An American study finds that in addition to the increase in life expectancy in recent decades, people are now also healthier later in life. The authors of the research out of Harvard say people are generally in better shape than they used to be, except for the year or two just before death. And where it was common to find people who were very sick for the last 6 or seven years of life, the period...

A study from the U.S. national Institute on Alcohol Abuse finds that we eat more and make more unhealthy choices when we drink.

A study out of Harvard finds men who skip breakfast have a 27 percent higher risk of suffering a heart attack or heart disease than those who start the day with something in their stomach.

The latest findings from Taiwan show that getting as little as 15 minutes of physical activity a day can make you live longer. Currently, physical activity guidelines from authorities like the World Health Organization recommend that people exercise 30 minutes a day, five days a week, a benchmark that’s tough for many of us.

One of the many benefits of exercise is staving off dementia. Now a study by the Ontario Brain Institute confirms that exercise reduces both the onset and the devastation of Alzheimer's disease, and it's put some impressive numbers on that.

A study of Spanish dieters on a 20 week programme found those who ate their main meal, which is lunch in Spain, before 3pm lost more weight than those who ate it later.

Chiropractors find improper gardening techniques make this prime time for degenerative joint and disk problems, muscle sprains and strains, especially in the lower back, and repetitive strain injuries of the wrist and elbow.