Over 5,000 people have contracted the disease and 2,420 have died in an epidemic that is already the deadliest in the country’s history, hitting communities displaced by war Hubert Nendakala no longer describes Ebola as a distant threat. In three weeks, the 40-year-old architect has lost a cousin and her husband, both border police officers […]

Study finds older adults could face harmful heat stress at just 1.5C of warming above preindustrial levels People aged 60 and over face dangers to their health from exposure to heat at much lower temperatures than previously thought, research has found. Older adults will bear the brunt of increasingly frequent sustained spells of extreme heat […]

It may be possible to ward off or prevent one of the most common types of dementia, a new long-term study suggests. The risk of cognitive decline increases as we get older, with about 42% of Americans over the age of 55 expected to develop dementia during their lives. The research, published Wednesday in the […]

Stressed out, endlessly scrolling and never satisfied? Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, the Buddhist monk with off-the-charts levels of contentment, may have the answers … By some metrics, Buddhist monk Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche is the happiest man on Earth. In brain scans, researchers noted that Mingyur’s neural activity showed off-the-charts levels of activation in the left prefrontal […]

Research on nearly 100 older women found that a combo of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) and strength training improved markers of health better than strength training or moderate-intensity aerobic training alone. Experts suggest all adults incorporate HIIT workouts into their weekly schedules. Although wisdom might come with age, so do a breadth of less-advantageous changes, […]

Our immune system has a dark side: It’s supposed to fight off invaders to keep us healthy. But sometimes it turns traitor and attacks our own cells and tissues. What are called autoimmune diseases can affect just about every part of the body – and tens of millions of people. While most common in women, […]

Forget colorful leaves. Any caregiver knows that the real signs of fall are kids with coughs, sneezes and sniffles Autumn marks the start of respiratory virus season, when colds, flu and other bugs start circulating — especially among the very young. A recent study confirmed what many families intuitively know: The littlest students harbor the […]

Scientists have determined that how the brain shape changes with age could indicate early signs of dementia. Experts are finding that the best way to understand how the brain ages is not by examining individual parts, but by studying its overall structure and how its different regions interact with one another. In a large study, […]