Healthy Habits Slash Genetic Dementia Risk in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes

New research suggests that those with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and a genetic risk for dementia can significantly lower their odds for cognitive problems by adopting a heart-healthy lifestyle.

The preliminary findings — to be presented Saturday at an American Heart Association (AHA) meeting in New Orleans — show that a strong commi...

Maldives Becomes First Nation to Ban Smoking for an Entire Generation

The Maldives has become the first country in the world to ban tobacco use for an entire generation, after a new law took effect Saturday.

Under the rule, anyone born on or after Jan. 1, 2007, is permanently banned from buying, using or being sold cigarettes or any other tobacco products in the country, the Maldives Health Ministry announce...

New Research Explains Why Children Get Easily Distracted

Kids are known for jumping from one thing to the next, even when they’re supposed to stay focused, but a new study suggests that behavior doesn’t owe to curiosity alone.

Scientists say children’s working memory just isn’t developed enough to help them stay locked in on a single task. For the study, they forced adult...

Could Pig Kidneys End the Transplant Shortage? First U.S. Trial Begins

A first-of-its-kind clinical trial is beginning in the United States to see if pig kidneys could help save the lives of people waiting for a human organ transplant.

United Therapeutics, the company that developed the genetically edited pig kidneys, said Monday that the first transplant in the trial has already taken place at NYU Langone He...

New Study Links Wildfire Smoke to Premature Births

Wildfire smoke may do more than harm the lungs.

New research shows it could also raise the risk of premature birth.

A large study from the University of Washington found that pregnant people exposed to wildfire smoke were more likely to deliver early.

The findings, published Nov. 3 in The Lancet Planetary Health, are b...

The Way A Man Loses Weight Matters To His Fertility, Review Says

Losing weight is considered one way to improve male fertility, but how guys drop pounds also matters, a new evidence review says.

Men who lost weight through diet and exercise did wind up with better sperm quality, even with modest weight loss, researchers recently reported in the journal Human Reproduction Update.

However, ...