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Sleep Throughout the Lifespan: When You Get Best, Worst Slumber
Smog Could Reduce Exercise's Benefit to Your Brain
Soaring Food Prices Are Tough on Older Americans, Poll Finds
Some Diabetes Meds Might Also Lower Alzheimer's Risk
Some Folks Do Age Slower Than Others
Some Patients With Macular Degeneration Could Stop Monthly Eye Injections
Spinal Cord Stimulation May Ease Diabetic Neuropathy
Sports-Linked Cardiac Arrest Rare in Seniors, Study Finds
Statins Tied to Lower Risk of Parkinson's-Like Symptoms
Staying Hydrated Could Mean Less Disease, Slower Aging
Staying Social Can Boost Healthy 'Gray Matter' in Aging Brains
'Stepped' Approach to Treating Diabetic Eye Disease May Be Best
Stress Can Age, Weaken Your Immune System
Stressful Days, Worse Blood Sugar Control for People With Diabetes
Study Links Muscle Mass to Severity of Hot Flashes in Women
Study Ties Gum Disease to High Blood Pressure
Surgery, Drugs Similar for Treating Severe Diabetic Eye Disease
Survey Finds Who's Most Likely to Give to Charity and How
Talking to a Loved One About a Move to Assisted Living
Technology Helped Kids With Type 1 Diabetes During Pandemic
Telehealth Programs Improve Blood Sugar for Rural Americans With Diabetes
Tense Times Mean More Tooth-Grinding, Dentists Warn
Texting Your Way to Better Health After Heart Attack
The Fitter Do Better After an A-Fib Treatment
The Germs on Your Toothbrush Can Reveal Your Health
The Skinny on Wrinkle-Free Skin
There Is No 'Healthy Obesity,' Study Finds
There's a Push to Expand Medicare's Coverage of Dental Issues
There's Been a Big Decline in the Rate of Americans Hit by Disability
There's No Magic Formula to Slow Your Dog's Aging
Those with Type 2 Diabetes Can Walk Their Way to Heart Health
Tingling, Burning in Your Feet? Common Condition May Be the Cause
Tips for Parents of Kids With Diabetes
Tips on Keeping Joints Limber, Healthy as You Age
Too Little Sleep Could Raise Your Dementia Risk
Too Many, Too Few Babies May Speed Aging in Women
Too Much Screen Time Could Raise Your Odds for Stroke
Too Much TV May Dull the Aging Brain
Too Much TV Time May Really Harm Your Brain
Tough Childhoods Are Tough on Adult Hearts: Study
Tough Choices: When It's Time to Move From Home to Assisted Living
Tough Journeys: When Cancer Strikes People Living With Dementia
Tougher Federal Penalties to Come for Failing Nursing Homes
Turning 65 Brings Big Health Care Cost Savings, Study Finds
Two Vaccines May Soon Shield Seniors Against RSV
Type 2 Diabetes Drug Metformin Could Help Prevent Some Breast Cancers
Type 2 Diabetes in Teens Can Bring Dangerous Complications in 20s
Type 2 Diabetes in Youth Is Especially Unhealthy: Study
Type 2 Diabetes Linked to Worse Mental Outcomes After Stroke
Type 2 Diabetes Speeds Aging in the Brain
Type of Medicare Could Influence Cancer Patients' Outcomes
U.S. Hispanics at High Heart Disease Risk and Many Go Untreated: Report
U.S. Moms-to-Be Are Much Less Healthy Now
U.S. Nursing Homes Are Understaffed, But Minority Communities Have It Worst
U.S. Sees Decline in Sepsis Deaths, But Some Americans More Vulnerable
U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Challenge to Affordable Care Act
Uncooperativeness and Alzheimer's
Under 45 With Prediabetes? Your Heart Attack Risk Is Rising
Under 50 and Overweight? Your Odds for Dementia Later May Rise
Unhealthy Gums Could Up Your Odds for Dementia
Unhealthy in Your 20s? Your Mind May Pay the Price Decades Later
Unlike Humans, No Bone Loss for Gorillas as They Age
Untreated High Blood Pressure a Growing Problem Among Americans
Unvaccinated and Having Heart Trouble? That Can Be Deadly When COVID Strikes
Upping Fruit, Veggies, Grain Intake Can Cut Your Diabetes Risk by 25%
Urinary Incontinence Can Affect a Woman's Mental Health
Vaping Could Put You at Risk for Gum Disease
Vaping Just Once Triggers Dangerous 'Oxidative Stress'
Very Low COVID Infection Rate Among Dental Hygienists: Study
'Virtual' Museum Visits Are Good Medicine for Seniors
Vision Damage May Begin Long Before Type 2 Diabetes Is Diagnosed
Vision Is Vulnerable With Age: Here's What to Look For
Vision Problems? Here's a Guide to Which Specialist Is Right for You
Vision Troubles Could Raise Midlife Depression Risk for Women
Visiting a 'Dental Fear' Clinic Can Help Improve a Child's Smile
Vitamin D May Help Maintain Muscle as You Age
Vitamin D, Fish Oil Won't Help Elderly Stay Strong, Study Finds
Want to Avoid Dementia? Add Some Color to Your Plate
Weekly Injected Drug Could Boost Outcomes for Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
Weight-Loss Surgery May Cut Pancreatic Cancer Risk in People With Diabetes
Welcome to the 'Smart Toilet' That Can Spot Disease
What Athletes Should Know About COVID-19, Heart Damage and Working Out
What Blood Sugar Levels Best Protect Against Heart Trouble in Those With Diabetes?
What Happens to Your Kidneys as You Age?
What Is Chromium Picolinate? Do You Really Need It?
What People With Type 1 Diabetes Need to Know About COVID-19
What Puts You at High Risk of Midlife Mental Decline?
When a Parent Moves In
When Deductibles Rise, More Diabetes Patients Skip Their Meds
When Diabetes Strikes in Pregnancy, Do Women Eat Healthier?
When Diabetes Strikes, Eye Exams Can Save Your Sight
When Gums Aren't Healthy, Mind and Body May Follow
When Is a Fracture Potentially Deadly for an Older Adult?
When Will You Go Gray? Your Race Matters
Whether From Diet or Surgery, Weight Loss Has Same Benefits: Study
Which Blood Sugar Meds Work Best Against Type 2 Diabetes?
Which Foods Might Reduce Your Odds for Dementia?
White Men's Grip on U.S. Health Care May Be Slipping
Whole Grains Every Day: Key to Your Health and Waistline
Who's Dying Young in U.S. From Heart Attacks?
Why a COVID Diagnosis Could Cost You Way More Money in 2021
Why Adding on a Few Pounds as You Age Might Be Good for You
Why Are Cases of Pancreatic Cancer Rising in Young Women?
Why Are Young Black Americans Becoming Less Heart-Healthy?
Why Early Bedtime May Be Best for People With Type 2 Diabetes
Why 'Night Owl' Women Might Be at Higher Risk During Pregnancy
Why So Many New Cancer Diagnoses When Americans Turn 65?
Why So Many Older Women Develop UTIs
Why Some 'Super Ager' Folks Keep Their Minds Dementia-Free
Will High-Protein Diets Help the Middle-Aged Build Muscle?
Will You Be Depositing at the 'Stool Bank' Someday?
Will Your Brain Stay Sharp Into Your 90s? Certain Factors Are Key
Women in Their 50s Can Lower Their Stroke Risk – Here's How
Women With Type 1 Diabetes May Have Fewer Childbearing Years: Study
Worries May Raise Men's Heart Risks, Even When Young
Years of Diabetes Could Speed Onset of Menopause
Yoga Can Help Seniors Regain Their Strength
Yoga, Mindfulness Could Be Powerful Tools to Manage Blood Sugar
Your Guide to Healthy Glucose Levels
Your Metabolism Changes As You Age, Just Not When You Think
Your Personality May Safeguard Your Aging Brain
Your Zip Code Could Help or Harm Your Brain
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