Health

As we recently reported, there has been progress in tackling heart disease mortality in the US, though it remains one of the main causes of death around the country and the world, and some aspects of heart disease, including high blood pressure, appear to be on the rise. Your risk…

Does this sound familiar? Your back aches, your neck hurts, your balance is a bit off, and your head hurts at times. You may even be dealing with indigestion and incontinence issues. While these could all be the result of innumerable health problems (and you obviously need to consult a…

No doubt you’ve heard about the array of efforts underway by both serious scientists and serial entrepreneurs to extend the length of life well beyond current human boundaries. And you’ve also likely read, in both agebuzz and elsewhere, about efforts to extend your “healthspan” along with your life span: that…

While the news about advances in Alzheimer’s research has been steady over the past several years, including new treatment options that can potentially slow down cognitive decline, along with better ways of diagnosing Alzheimer’s at an earlier stage, there have not been gob smacking advances that have left researchers excited…

You’ve likely heard the declaration before: Sitting is the “new smoking,” i.e., sitting for prolonged periods can be as harmful to your health as smoking cigarettes (or being obese). The negative health consequences of a sedentary lifestyle or prolonged sitting are innumerable: Everything from an increased risk of diabetes to…

For the past 25 years, researchers at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University have been studying a group of extraordinary older adults called SuperAgers. These are individuals aged 80 and above with memories as sharp as those decades younger than them. They’ve been thoroughly tested for their cognitive…