The near absence of tobacco in the Amish community–some men do smoke cigars–results in a 63% lower rate of tobacco-related ...

You’ve likely heard the phrase “health is wealth” more than a few times in your life — and even though it’s a bit cliché, it still rings true. But staying healthy isn’t just about staying active and ...

Most of us don’t worry about our health in old age until we get there, but research is increasingly showing that how you live ...

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A new study suggests that those with long-lived families probably have the best prospects of making it to a very old age. By Gina Kolata Gina Kolata recently reported on a study of the genes of the ...

You take many steps to preserve your physical health, but what are you doing to protect your brain? Although genetics and other non-modifiable risk factors for the development of disease, such as age ...