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By Joseph Arangio How fast you walk may reveal how well you’re aging—and even offer clues about how long you might live. A JAMA analysis of 34,485 adults ages 65 and older found that faster usual walking speed was associated with longer survival. For every...
by Mark A. Mahoney, Ph.D., R.D.N. According to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, (NHLBI) about 1 in 3 American adults has metabolic syndrome. While the exact causes of metabolic syndrome are unclear, recent research suggests that chronic inflammation may...
By Daryl Austin Many of us can relate to tripping while climbing stairs, slipping on a wet floor or misjudging the height of a curb. While such infrequent mishaps usually result in little more than a moment of embarrassment, some people fall far more often, with each...
By Caroline Hopkins Legaspi Sometimes a miserable bout of diarrhea is caused by nothing more than nerves or a 24-hour stomach bug. Lingering gas and bloating can be set off by a recent long-haul flight. But similar symptoms could also represent something far more...
By Paula Span The scenario often unfolds like this: Medical researchers investigate a frequently used drug and report that it’s not as effective for older patients as previously thought, or that in older adults, its risks outweigh its benefits. More studies follow,...
By Stephen Beech LED lights could be "the new asbestos" for people exposed hours on end, leading scientists have warned. They fear prolonged exposure to LED lighting in homes, schools, offices or hospitals could raise the risk of diabetes and other metabolic...
By Christa Sgobba It’s the bane of busy folks everywhere: You know you should set aside time for regular exercise, but your packed schedule makes it tough. And as you reach your 50s and beyond, your body might start feeling the effects of that missed movement. That’s...
By Mark A. Mahoney, Ph.D., R.D.N. September is National Cholesterol Education Month and is the perfect time to find out your cholesterol levels and take steps to prevent or reduce high cholesterol. High cholesterol is a significant risk factor for heart disease, which...
By Pardis Mahdavi For at least two decades, thousands of Americans have been going to Peru, Ecuador, Colombia and Brazil to look for ayahuasca, a psychoactive brew traditionally used in sacred ceremonies in South America. Ayahuasca contains the psychedelic compound...
By Nina Agrawal The liver is a powerful organ: It filters our blood, helps maintain sugar levels, stores energy and plays an essential role in digestion. A poor diet, a lack of exercise and other medical conditions can contribute to liver disease and liver cancer,...
By Steve Clark I’m a Genetically Modified Organism. That is the reason I’m alive and writing this essay. Several years ago, I had several serious bumps on my head, which turned out to be active melanoma tumors. My doctors sent me in for scans and they located several...
By Jancee Dunn I’ve noticed two odd things about my feet lately: They’ve grown a shoe size, and walking barefoot hurts on flat surfaces such as my kitchen floor. Last year, I wrote a column about weird signs that you’re getting older, including shifting teeth and...
By Hannah Devlin The world is unwittingly walking into a male reproductive crisis, scientists warned this week as they presented data that revealed an apparent halving of average male testosterone levels over the past 50 years. “It is mind-blowing that testosterone...
By Vittoria Traverso Think about the last time you paused what you were doing to check something else — an email, a message, a notification. How far into your original task were you before you switched? For most people, the answer is less than a minute. Over the past...
By Erica Sweeney Q: I often feel burning in my chest after meals or when I lie down, but I never know which over-the-counter heartburn medication to take. What will work best? It’s the burning sensation that rises from your stomach into your chest, stings your throat...
By Kim Tingley Inflammation is one of the leading causes of illness and death in the world. Evidence is increasingly showing that chronic inflammation is linked to many disorders that are more likely to afflict us as we age, like diabetes, cancer and Alzheimer’s....
by Mark A. Mahoney, Ph.D., R.D.N. Today’s column will provide some basic information and an introduction to some simple measures to deal with arthritis — particularly osteoarthritis, its most common form. A future column will go into more detail on the benefits of...
By Xantha Leatham He’s built a global reputation by trying to cheat death through science. But biohacker Bryan Johnson, who follows one of the world's most extreme anti-ageing routines, has confessed he may have ‘taken this whole longevity thing too far’. The...
By Andrew Gregory The world’s biggest ultra-processed food companies have filed scores of lawsuits challenging government policies that tackle junk diets, the Guardian can reveal. Ultra-processed food (UPF) is linked to harm in every major organ system of the human...
By Richard Sima Learning a new language is good for your brain. Being able to speak and understand another tongue offers a form of mental stimulation, which keeps the brain active and sharp as we get older. In fact, researchers have found that being multilingual may...
