Living Healthy Can Cut Your Risk of Early Death in Half
Researchers followed over 111,000 Korean adults for 18 years to see how healthy lifestyle choices affected their chances of living longer. People who did five …
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How Your Daily Habits Can Help You Recover From Long COVID
Researchers reviewed 82 studies to understand how lifestyle choices affect long COVID (also called post COVID-19 syndrome). They found that smoking and stress …
Read MoreSmoking During Pregnancy Linked to Serious Diabetes Risk
Researchers in South Korea studied over 3,400 pregnant women to understand how smoking affects gestational diabetes—a type of diabetes that develops during …
Read MoreWhat's Making Hungarians Sick? A Health Crisis Report
Researchers looked at what diseases and health problems are affecting people in Hungary the most. They found that heart disease, cancer, and joint problems are …
Read MoreHow Your Daily Habits Can Prevent Strokes
A stroke happens when blood flow to the brain gets blocked or a blood vessel bursts, and it's one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide. The …
Read More8 Healthy Habits May Lower Your Cancer Risk by Up to 26%
Researchers followed nearly 95,000 people in China for about 15 years to see if following eight healthy lifestyle habits could reduce cancer risk. The study …
Read MoreFactory Workers Face Higher Heart Disease Risk Than Office Staff
Researchers studied over 56,000 Spanish workers to understand why some people have unhealthy cholesterol patterns that increase heart disease risk. They found …
Read MoreWhat Makes People Support Smoke-Free Spaces?
Researchers surveyed over 11,000 adults in China to understand who supports creating smoke-free environments and why. They found that women, people with …
Read MoreHow Exercise and Healthy Eating May Slow Colon Cancer Growth
Researchers studied 120 patients with colon polyps or early-stage colon cancer to understand how lifestyle choices affect disease progression. Over about 18 …
Read MoreHealthy Eating and Exercise May Lower Leg Blood Vessel Disease Risk
Researchers studied over 7,000 American adults to understand how diet and lifestyle choices affect blood vessel health in the legs. They created a scoring …
Read MoreWomen Using Fertility Treatments Make Healthier Choices Before Pregnancy
A large study of over 23,000 first-time mothers in Denmark found that women who used fertility treatments to get pregnant made significantly healthier choices …
Read MoreWhy Men in Abu Dhabi Quit or Keep Smoking: A 12-Year Study
Researchers followed over 4,300 men in Abu Dhabi for nearly 9 years to understand smoking habits. They found that about 1 in 4 men smoked at the start, …
Read MoreWhy Smoking May Increase Depression Risk
Researchers studied nearly 9,000 American adults to understand how tobacco smoke exposure connects to depression. They discovered that people exposed to active …
Read MoreWhy Shorter Cell Caps May Mean More Back Pain in Older Adults
Researchers studied over 2,000 people aged 60 and older to understand why some develop chronic lower back pain. They looked at telomeres—the protective caps on …
Read MoreSimple Lifestyle Changes Can Cut Your Stroke Risk in Half
Researchers in China studied over 2,000 adults aged 40 and older to understand which daily habits protect against stroke. They found that eating plenty of …
Read MoreMediterranean Diet Cuts Heart Disease Risk in Diabetics—Unless You Smoke
Researchers studied over 7,600 people with diabetes to see if eating a Mediterranean-style diet could protect their hearts. The Mediterranean diet focuses on …
Read MoreHow Support Programs Help People Become Organ Donors
A new national program called Project Donor is helping people who want to donate kidneys or other organs but can't because of health issues like being …
Read MoreBreastfeeding May Help New Moms Sleep Better and Eat Healthier
A large review of 60 studies involving over 57,000 new mothers found that breastfeeding appears to support healthier habits after giving birth. Mothers who …
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