There are three steps people can take that might delay or prevent cognitive decline and dementia, a new report from a panel of experts has announced. The evidence is modest…

Can exercise keep your noggin in tip-top shape as you age? People who report being more physically active are less likely to develop memory loss than those who say they’re…

“There’s actually a lot of research that supports skipping eating before exercise to maximize your fat-burning potential,” claims FitDay.com. True…as far as it goes. Which isn’t very. In small studies…

Most of us are interested in keeping mentally sharp as we grow older. Two new studies help show us how to do that. Sticking away from amyloid Amyloid is the…

“The number-one cited reason for why people don’t exercise is lack of time,” says Martin Gibala,  professor and chair of the department of kinesiology at McMaster University in Canada. Gibala’s…

Jogging, walking, swimming, running, biking, dancing, gardening. Which type of exercise is linked to the longest lifespans?  To find out, scientists recently analyzed data from several large long-term studies that…

On an average day in the United States, more than 1,600 people will suffer a first stroke and another 500 will have their second or third one.  Most will be…

“There are about three dozen chronic diseases and conditions associated with excess sitting,” says James Levine, an endocrinologist at the Mayo Clinic. For example, people who report sitting for the…

Be more physically active. Scientists now report that can lower the risk of being diagnosed with any of 13 cancers. Nothing else you can do will have that big of…

Elephants need only three to four hours of sleep a night, while mice sleep 14 hours. Humans are somewhere in the middle.  But for many of us, sleep is never…