Radiation May Help After Surgery for ‘Soft-Tissue’ Cancers
2016-04-14
Biggest benefit was seen in people over 65, research suggestsContinue Reading
Obesity in Teens Seems to Raise Risk for Illness, Death in Middle Age
2016-04-13
Health experts worry trend will only get worse, since teens followed in long-term study were thinner than kids todayContinue Reading
Alzheimer’s Can Steal Ability to Know Loved Ones’ Faces
2016-04-13
Loss of visual perception may occur early in course of disease, researchers sayContinue Reading
Severe Depression Linked to Dementia in Seniors
2016-04-12
As depression worsens, the risk of thinking and memory problems may double, research suggestsContinue Reading
Your Income, Hometown May Be Key to Your Lifespan
2016-04-11
Certain areas in U.S. trend toward shorter lives, and poverty lowers life expectancy across the board, study findsContinue Reading
Predicting Longevity May Be Simpler Than Thought
2016-04-07
Study found age-related changes in DNA were not as accurate as factors such as age and mobilityContinue Reading
Intensive Exercise a Fountain of Youth for Aging Muscles
2016-04-06
Study found muscle tissues of elderly athletes more robust and younger than those of non-athletic peersContinue Reading
Many of Oldest Old Say They’re at Peace With Dying
2016-04-05
Study finds most people over 95 are simply grateful for every dayContinue Reading
Harmful Artery-Stiffening Seen in Healthy 40-Year-Olds
2016-04-05
Evidence of brain changes at such an early age surprises researchersContinue Reading
Is Seniors’ Dental Health Tied to Mental Health?
2016-04-01
Declines in one seem to mirror declines in the other, but cause-and-effect isn’t clear, study saysContinue Reading
Endometriosis Linked to Heart Disease in Study
2016-03-29
Gynecological condition may boost heart risk 60 percent; even more in young women, research suggestsContinue Reading
Endometriosis Linked to Heart Disease in Study
2016-03-29
Gynecological condition may boost heart risk 60 percent; even more in young women, research suggestsContinue Reading
Medicare Spends Billions on Chronic Kidney Disease, Study Finds
2016-03-29
Researchers consider ways to manage patients’ care effectively and rein in the costContinue Reading
World’s Senior Population Forecast to Boom by 2050
2016-03-28
Public health challenges will mount with 1.6 billion people worldwide age 65 or older, study suggestsContinue Reading