Healthy Aging - News
Eating fruits and vegetables, and drinking tea and red wine may offer overweight men and normal weight women some protection...
People who smoke or who have high blood pressure or diabetes in middle age are more likely to develop dementia, a new study...
A US study on cholesterol released today contains both good and bad news: The good news: Between 1999 and 2006, the number...
People of Japanese and European descent who have mutant versions of five genes may be at higher risk of developing Parkinson's...
Cataract surgery does not appear to worsen the course of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a progressive loss of vision...
New research hints that physical abuse suffered during childhood may increase the risk for osteoarthritis -- the wear-and-tear...
A new study hints that good oral care - regular brushing and flossing and trips to the dentist -- may help aging adults keep...
More than 140,000 dementia patients in Britain are given anti-psychotic drugs needlessly and overprescribing of the medicines...
How much fat you eat -- and what kind -- may affect your risk of age-related vision loss, new research shows. The researchers...
Older people with stronger muscles are at reduced risk of developing Alzheimer's disease compared to their weaker peers,...
People suffering from creaky knees may want to give Tai Chi a try. In a study, researchers found that practicing the Chinese...
Men who eat a lot of red meat and processed meats may have a higher risk of developing prostate cancer than those who limit...
Anabolic steroids - the kind used by some athletes to build muscle mass - can cause lasting kidney damage, according to research...
Women who regularly use nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have better survival after a colorectal cancer diagnosis,...
People who have both Alzheimer's disease and diabetes have slower rates of memory loss than people who just have Alzheimer's...
Although the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) diclofenac is commonly used to treat acute pain in children, it...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has sent a warning letter to Sanofi-Aventis accusing the French drugmaker of distributing...
An alarming number of Canadian teenagers has high blood pressure, high cholesterol or other major risk factors for heart...
Israeli Jews who survived World War Two in Europe have a significantly higher risk for cancer than other Jews, possibly as...
Amputees can "learn" to move their missing arm in an anatomically impossible way, in some cases making normal movement of...
Many middle-aged adults may be walking around with a dangerous health problem and not even know it. The condition called...
Nine-year-old Corey Haas can ride his bike alone now, thanks to an experimental gene therapy that has boosted his fading...
Cyclists and people who spend long periods of time in a squatting position may be at greater risk of developing arthritis...
People who keep doing some work in their field after they retire may enjoy better physical and mental health than those who...
Nerve stem cell transplants may help slow the progression of macular degeneration, the most common cause of blindness in...
Parents and caregivers who place car seats on beds, kitchen counters and other places outside the car injured 43,000 U.S....
A common antidepressant combined with an intensive treadmill training program helped people with partial spinal cord injuries...
Postmenopausal women may lessen their chances of fracturing a hip by adding soy-based foods to their diet, a study from Singapore...
Older people who have been infected with or vaccinated against seasonal flu may have a type of immunity produced by cells...
Advanced dementia is a terminal illness and should be viewed as such, researchers conclude in a report released Wednesday....
