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You don’t have to be retired for a stroke to threaten your independence. Stroke rates nearly doubled among adults under 55. Researchers haven’t pinned down why, but the clues give us good reason to take the threat seriously.

Your liver could pay a price for something a lot of us do almost every evening. A study involving nearly 200,000 people uncovered a troubling connection to serious liver disease. The encouraging news? A surprisingly simple change may help protect this vital organ.

Loads of research has stacked evidence of coffee’s health benefits. But it gets better. Beyond the heart, it slays a cluster of conditions, even in early stages, to crush what’s now known as cardiometabolic disease, and it just takes this much…

Lots of studies say that restricting certain foods is heart-protective. But sometimes studies can be contradictory. But researchers really put the impact of food to the test using twins and say this diet can turn heart health around in just six weeks…

Depression, sleep apnea and migraines may seem to have little in common. But their surprising connection to a silent health problem affecting nearly 30% of adults worldwide challenges what we thought we knew about who’s most at risk.

A problem in the bedroom may be the first warning that something is wrong with a man’s heart, years before symptoms appear. A major new review reveals why, including the role of a molecule essential to both sexual performance and cardiovascular health.

A common gut resident has a surprising talent: making a compound that targets the same cholesterol-producing enzyme as statins. Its effect on artery plaque caught scientists’ attention—and what you feed it deserves yours.

If you live with type 2 diabetes, your doctor has probably recommended weight loss. That’s because dropping the extra pounds is one of the most effective ways to improve your blood sugar. Now according to a new study, there’s one more big benefit that could get you your best health — naturally…

Losing weight, like so many things, gets harder with age, while packing the pounds on seems to get only easier. Lucky for us, one of our favorite nuts may be the answer. New research says it’s powerful enough to be designated a superfood…

Another ache. Another symptom. Another prescription. It can feel like your health is unraveling—but the explanation may be hiding in your medicine cabinet. A large study reveals a prescription domino effect that’s easy to miss.

When memory starts slipping, stroke probably isn’t your first concern. But certain thinking and memory clues in our 60s were linked to substantially higher stroke risk — giving us good reason to question what we dismiss as senior moments.

When pain makes you reluctant to move, “exercise more” can sound like impossible advice. But the most comprehensive review of its kind throws out the no-pain, no-gain mantra and says less is more, at least for pain relief.

Cancer cells need a steady supply of energy to keep growing and multiplying. Five natural compounds put that supply under serious strain in laboratory tests — but one familiar spice delivered an especially intriguing combination of effects.

You know what stress does to your sleep and peace of mind. But its hidden effects may be changing your heart in ways you can’t feel yet. Here’s why that strain deserves attention — and how to reduce its grip.

When your back hurts, advice comes from every direction—and some of it could stand between you and relief. Eight persistent myths can leave you afraid to move, spending money on the wrong fixes or overlooking options that could help.

A weekly dance class may do more than lift your spirits and keep you moving. For people with Parkinson’s, it may help preserve abilities that often decline as the condition progresses. And you don’t need perfect balance to get started.

What if feeding your gut microbes helped your body absorb fewer calories without leaving you hungrier? That’s what researchers found when they put a gut-friendly eating plan to the test. It reveals a gap in the calorie-counting advice we’ve heard for decades.

Trans fats earned their terrible reputation. But does the same verdict fit the ones naturally found in your favorite dairy foods? A review of 22 studies gives cheese and yogurt lovers something to chew on…

No chest pain. No obvious circulation problems. Yet a large study found hidden artery plaque in more than half of adults without known cardiovascular disease. Feeling fine, or feeling too young to worry, can be misleading.

Fatigue, weight gain, aching joints—and a dismissive doctor who says it’s anxiety. For some women, that explanation can delay the real answer for years. New research reveals a troubling pattern—and why persistent symptoms deserve a closer look.

The weight comes off, and health markers improve. But what happens if cost or side effects force you to stop? Much more than your waistline may be at stake — a reason to discuss an exit strategy before the first prescription.

We tend to think aging wears us down little by little. But your immune system has two turning points when that process speeds up. Here’s what changes your defenses, and how to give them the support they need.

We’re constantly told: Eat healthy whole foods, not vitamins. But research reveals some of those foods have been delivering less nutrition for decades. Yet we’re still discouraged from doing one simple thing that could help.

Epigenetic age presents a more accurate picture of how well your body’s cells and tissues are functioning. That makes it a more precise measure of age. And unlike the age indicated on your driver’s license, you can reverse it…

Most of us think aging moves in only one direction. But after just four weeks of eating differently, older adults showed signs of a younger biological age. And get this: the diet with the clearest results may challenge what you’ve heard about eating for longevity.

The connection between obesity and Alzheimer’s isn’t new. What researchers tracked over five years reveals why that connection deserves more urgency — and why one reassuring test may not tell the whole story.

Tiny plastics can get into your body through food and water. But researchers found a surprising clue to getting them out — in a fermented food you may never have tried. What happened in the gut makes this discovery worth watching…

What if your metabolism is waiting for a signal your usual workout isn’t sending? Researchers found a striking difference in how the body responds to exercise—and logging more minutes wasn’t the deciding factor.

When I read, I sit with one foot tucked under me. If I sit this way for too long, I end up with that “pins and needles” feeling in my foot. But if pins and needles, or a burning sensation in your feet, is something you experience frequently without knowing why, that’s a whole other story…

For thousands of years, medicinal mushrooms have been used for tumor therapy in traditional Chinese medicine. But one stands out because it also has anti-diabetic qualities. And if you know cancer’s favorite fuel source, it’s a no-brainer how it works…