A blood test can sometimes make healthy kidneys look as if they are failing. In one small study, a single …
Scientists found a possible blood marker for tinnitus, which could one day lead to a simple test
If you live with a constant ringing, buzzing or hissing in your ears, you know how frustrating tinnitus can be. …
People with dementia who took magnesium L-threonate for 12 weeks showed improvements in memory and brain metabolism in a small study
Magnesium supplements are everywhere, and one form in particular, magnesium L-threonate, is often marketed for memory and brain health. A …
Always tired? A pomegranate compound may help renew your cells’ power plants
Low energy is often blamed on tired mitochondria, the tiny power plants inside your cells. A 28-day trial in 50 …
5 Leg Changes You Shouldn’t Just Blame on Age
A foot that’s always colder than the other. A hill that suddenly takes more out of you. A sore on …
Taking vitamin D3 and K2 for your arteries? What the big trials actually found
Capsules combining vitamin D3 and K2 promise to steer calcium out of your arteries and into your bones. The biology …
3 nutrients that keep calcium out of your arteries after 60
Taking vitamin D after 60? The calcium it helps you absorb can end up in your arteries instead of your …
If you shock people when you touch them, it usually comes down to 3 everyday mistakes
Few things are more annoying than a spark every time you touch a door handle, a car or another person. …
Oregano oil for toenail fungus? What it can—and can’t—do for thick, yellow nails
Oregano oil has become one of the most talked-about home remedies for thick, yellow toenails. Its main compound, carvacrol, has …
Up to 90% of men develop an enlarged prostate by their 80s — 8 signs to watch for, and the red flags to take seriously
Getting up at night, rushing to the bathroom, a weaker stream: it is easy to shrug these off as getting …
Joint pain, fatigue and poor sleep after 50? Sleep researchers say these 3 may be quietly feeding each other
You wake up achy, drag through the day exhausted, and then lie awake at night with sore joints. It is …
Told your arteries are clear but still have chest pain? Cardiologists say tiny heart vessels may be why
Chest tightness, shortness of breath and bone-deep fatigue are hard to ignore. So when a stress test or angiogram comes …
Dizzy on blood pressure pills? A doctor says it may be too low, not too high
Blood pressure pills are meant to protect you, but they can be overdone, especially as people get older and the …
Biphasic sleep after 50: Why waking at 2:30 a.m. may be normal (and when it’s not)
Do you wake up wide awake around 2:30 a.m. and worry that something is wrong with your sleep? Sleeping in …
Researchers found the #1 breakfast mistake that leaves you hungry and tired by 10 a.m. (and it’s not skipping breakfast)
You ate breakfast. A bowl of cereal, maybe a muffin with your coffee, or a cup of flavored yogurt. Yet …
Your arteries may be clogging if you feel or hear these 5 signs, often long before a heart attack
Clogged arteries don’t necessarily stay silent until a heart attack or stroke happens. Atherosclerosis — plaque buildup in the arteries …
How to lower LDL cholesterol when cutting fat isn’t working — 3 strategies a doctor recommends
Many people assume LDL cholesterol is simply a matter of how much fat is on the plate. Dr. Mitch Rice, …
What a $1 bottle of hydrogen peroxide can do for teeth whitening, earwax, hair and more
That brown bottle under the bathroom sink has probably been there for years. Many of us grew up watching a …
How to fall back asleep when you wake up at 3 a.m. with your mind racing — 5 techniques from a sleep specialist
Waking in the middle of the night is one of the most common sleep complaints, and it becomes more frequent …
8 signs of low magnesium and 8 foods that help restore it
Magnesium helps your body make energy, build protein, regulate blood sugar and blood pressure, and keep muscles and nerves firing …
Why do so many people over 55 have this same round scar on their arm? It doesn’t mean what most think.
If you’re over about 45 and have a small, round, slightly pitted scar on your upper arm, you’ve probably wondered …
The Halloween candy the FDA warns adults over 40 about isn’t chocolate — and 2 ounces a day for two weeks could throw off your heart rhythm
The candy bowl comes out in October, and it tends to stay out well into November. Most people over 40 …
High blood sugar quietly damages your body even before diabetes — and a forgotten vitamin may help interrupt the process.
Elevated blood sugar doesn’t just show up as a number on a glucose meter — at the cellular level, excess …
The winter virus that sends up to 180,000 older Americans to the hospital each year isn’t the flu — and many who qualify for protection haven’t gotten it
When most people hear “RSV,” they picture a stuffy-nosed toddler. It’s long been known as a childhood illness, the leading …
About 1 in 9 Americans now take a weight-loss shot — and it’s quietly changing what you’ll find at the drive-thru.
You pull up to the drive-thru, still not very hungry thanks to the weekly shot your doctor prescribed. A combo …
The biggest dementia risk you can change isn’t poor diet or lack of exercise — and nearly half of cases could be prevented or delayed
You do the crossword every morning. You’ve switched to blueberries and walnuts, and maybe you downloaded a brain-training app. Those …
The blood sugar problem more than half of Americans over 65 have isn’t diabetes — and 8 in 10 who have it don’t know
You feel fine. You’re not unusually thirsty, you’re not running to the bathroom at night, and your energy is about …
The cancer that kills the most women over 50 isn’t breast cancer — and only 1 in 5 people who qualify get the test that catches it early
Every October, the pink ribbons come out. Your clinic sends a mammogram reminder, your grocery store sells pink-lidded yogurt, and …
You’ve probably been cleaning your ears wrong your whole life. Here’s the right way.
Most of us grew up believing that cotton swabs belong in our ears to clean out wax — but that …
A clean heart scan may not mean what you think — a new study found plaque often starts somewhere else first.
If you’ve considered getting a heart scan, like a coronary calcium score, to catch heart disease early, a large new …