If you struggle to get quality sleep each night, it could hurt your heart. In a new study published in the journal Scientific Reports, researchers at the University of South Florida collected sleep data from almost 7,000 adults, as well as data about their history of heart disease. The researchers studied many aspects of sleep, […]

New research shows that labeling foods and meals as “light” might actually backfire and lead people to eat more, and possibly gain weight. In a study published in the journal Appetite, researchers studied almost 40 adults and had them eat a lunch of penne pasta, tomatoes, pesto, oregano and basil. In one trial, the meal […]

New research shows that having more body fat is linked to cognitive impairment – and aging of the brain. In a study published in the journal JAMA Network Open, researchers measured the adiposity of over 9,000 participants, collecting data on both total body fat and visceral fat, or the fat around your organs in your […]

If you want to lose weight, try to get more sleep each night. In a study published last week in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine, researchers studied 80 obese adults who slept less than six and a half hours each night. They counseled the subjects about how to get better sleep and recommended they spend […]

In recent years, scientists have honed in on mTOR as a key modulator of aging and age-related diseases. Finding ways to inhibit mTOR has become a hot topic as a potential way to extend human lifespan. A new study published in the National Library of Health found that two diet strategies appear to effectively inhibit […]

One of the leading causes of the growing rates of childhood obesity has been sugary drinks, like sodas and juices. In a new study published in the journal PLOS Medicine, researchers at the University of North Carolina tested pictured warning labels on the drinks to see if they discouraged parents from buying them for their […]

If you want to avoid bone and joint pain later in life, make sure to get at least one hard workout in each week. In a new study published in the journal PLOS ONE, researchers at the University of Portsmouth followed about 6,000 adults over age 50 for more than 10 years. They found that […]

Using a fitness tracker can help you be more physically active, according to a new study published in the British Medical Journal. Researchers from Denmark compiled data on over 16,000 participants from hundreds of studies and trials using exercise monitors, like phone apps and Fitbits. They found that using fitness apps increased physical activity by […]

New data shows that Americans’ use of the over-the-counter sleep aid melatonin has increased significantly over the last 20 years. In the study, published last week in the Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers from the Mayo Clinic and China found that by 2018 Americans were taking more than twice the amount of melatonin […]

Harvard researchers have discovered that women who suffer miscarriages are more likely to die before the age of 70. In a new study published in the British Medical Journal, they followed over 100,000 nurses over a 24-year period. About one quarter of them had at least one pregnancy ending in miscarriage during that time. The […]