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For older adults worried about memory loss, new research offers a hopeful message: even five minutes of physical activity a day might help protect the brain. A study from Johns …

A new study has delivered discouraging news for the millions of Americans suffering from chronic back pain: Only one in ten common treatments actually work. Researchers from the University of …

Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) have found that obesity and chronic stress may contribute to the early growth of pancreatic cancer, one of the deadliest cancers.  …

Prostate cancer diagnoses in California have climbed at a noticeable rate, according to a recent study led by UC San Francisco.  Researchers analyzed data from nearly 388,000 men who were …

Heart disease continues to claim more American lives than any other cause of death, outpacing all cancers and accidental deaths combined. The latest statistics from the American Heart Association’s 2025 …

A startling new study published in Nature Medicine forecasts a dramatic increase in dementia cases across the United States by 2060. The research estimates that new annual dementia diagnoses will …

A new advisory released by U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy warns of a direct link between alcohol consumption and a heightened risk of at least seven types of cancer. …

A recent analysis published in The Lancet reveals a sobering outlook for life expectancy in the United States over the coming decades.  According to forecasts by the University of Washington’s …

New research has revealed that hidden fat around internal organs, known as visceral fat, may serve as an early warning sign for Alzheimer’s disease, up to 20 years before symptoms …

In the next 25 years, nearly 260 million Americans could be overweight or obese by 2050, according to a new study published in The Lancet.  Researchers from the Institute for …