Health

Studies conducted in various countries indicate that approximately 60% of people over age 65 currently live with two or more chronic conditions. With the aim of reversing this trend and promoting healthy aging, European researchers have created a new personalized indicator that provides a detailed snapshot of a patient’s metabolism by analyzing, with high precision, the chemicals the body produces to function.

Loneliness has been considered a major health risk for seniors, but a new study suggests younger adults might fare even worse from living by themselves. Living alone appears to increase a person’s risk of death from a multitude of causes, particularly among adults 18 to 64, researchers reported in the International Journal of Epidemiology.

How can we encourage people to adopt more environmentally friendly habits? To explore this question, a psychologist asked participants in a study to take cold showers. Those who stuck with the routine experienced several benefits.

Halloween can be a massive candy fest. Children come home from trick-or-treating ready to dig into a sackful of candy and chocolate bars.

Most of us routinely discard the peels, skins, stalks and seeds of fruits and vegetables at mealtime. But new research from King’s College London suggests these scraps could be a valuable—and overlooked—source of dietary fiber, offering potential benefits for both public health and the environment.

Scientists have long known that diet shapes the immune system. Now, a UC San Francisco team has found that even a brief dietary change can substantially change how the body responds to skin irritation, at least in mice.

A study conducted in Brazil by researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) found that each additional day spent under a heat wave in São Paulo is associated with an increased risk of acute stroke in people ages 65 and older. For the research, a heat wave was defined as at least two consecutive days with maximum temperatures of 33.1 °C (92 degrees Fahrenheit) or higher.

Air pollution affects health beyond the lungs. Fine particulate matter (PM2.5), tiny airborne particles that can enter the respiratory system, can trigger inflammation that affects other parts of the body. People with type 2 diabetes may be particularly vulnerable, as the disease can already impair stem cell function in the bone marrow, which produces blood cells and supports bone health.

Eating a healthy diet is associated with a reduced risk of heart disease and death among cancer survivors, according to a study published today in JACC: Advances.

Whether you realize it or not, you’re probably already familiar with calisthenics. Put simply, calisthenics is just bodyweight exercises. Calisthenics is great for beginners because it builds full-body strength and requires no equipment. You can also easily modify exercises for different levels of difficulty.

The Trump administration on Wednesday acted to ease access to unproven peptide drugs favored by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Food and Drug Administration scientific staffers had little input on the decision and opposed the changes, according to six people familiar with its development.