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For many women approaching middle age, their biggest health concern is wrinkles and weight gain. But according to the latest research, what they really should worry about is their heart health. Researchers from Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai are pointing to first-of-its-kind research that suggests [...]

Your doctor can start this medical approach early, even by the time you’ve turned 40. No, it's not a medical treatment -- it's an attitude. An attitude among physicians that pigeonholes patients based on doctors’ expectations of what happens to the body at a certain [...]

As early as your thirties, you start to lose muscle mass. This condition, called sarcopenia, causes the loss of up to five percent of muscle mass every decade thereafter. Exactly why muscle loss happens isn't known. But the results of a breakthrough study could help [...]

By now most people know that a diet high in sugar doesn’t do your health any good. But the so-called “empty” calories of sugar aren’t really empty. They’re like little missiles that take aim at your organs. The problem with sugar, researchers have now found, [...]

In the 1968 sci-fi movie, 2001: A Space Odyssey, the crew members are put in a state of suspended animation, lying inside a pod to preserve oxygen and life support supplies. But using suspended animation to defy aging is not just science fiction. Scientists now [...]

You are religious about sunscreen application. You slather on night cream. And you eat all the right foods. But did you know that the secret to youthful skin might actually be a tough-to-pronounce antioxidant? Astaxanthin (pronounced asta-ZAN-thin) is the reason why both the skin of [...]

Mark Twain is said to have described golf as "a good walk spoiled." I don't expect the 25 million Americans who play the game would agree with him. The enjoyment that comes from teeing off with the driver, striding down the fairway, and focusing intently [...]

Every cell in your body maintains a daily rhythm, called a “circadian” rhythm. You’ve probably heard the phrase. As you age, these rhythms can slowly slip out of sync, leading to a wide range of health problems that can harm your well-being and shorten your [...]

Imagine an anti-aging treatment with the ability to dramatically improve physical performance, boost bone density by 80 percent and lower overall mortality rate by 28 percent in people aged 70 to 90. It’s hard to believe, I know, but research praised by an anti-aging lecturer [...]

Some people age so badly their bodies are decades older than the number of candles on their birthday cake. In one example, researchers discovered the biological age of a 66-year-old was an astounding 114. But it can work the other way too. One person aged [...]

For hundreds of years Western medicine has separated treatment of health problems in the brain from health problems in the rest of the body, as if there’s no connection. Recently, scientists began rethinking this approach when they connected the health of a bacterial population residing [...]

Do you follow childhood friends on social media? Or have you attended a high school reunion recently? If so, chances are you’ve come to this basic conclusion: everyone ages differently. Some of your pals may look like they just stepped out of 11th grade study [...]

In 2006, 38 million people took part in one simple athletic pursuit. In 2017 the numbers grew to 60 million, an increase of 44 percent in just eleven years. The reported increase is so huge I almost doubt the stats. But that’s what the poll-takers [...]

As muscles, joints, and connective tissues stiffen with age, moving our bodies becomes more of an effort than it was in our youth. But there’s another part of the body that’s affected by stiffness we don’t feel, so we’re almost entirely unaware of the change. [...]