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Researchers showed that older patients with heart failure who exercised regularly before hospitalization had better physical function and lower mortality.

Research found that both muscle strength and cardiorespiratory fitness had a significant impact to lower the risk of all-cause and cancer-specific mortality in patients with any form of cancer and stage.

A person’s “bioenergetic age”, or how youthfully their cells generate energy, might be a key indicator of whether they’re at risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, new research from Weill Cornell Medicine shows.

Artificial intelligence can transform medicine in many ways, including its promise to act as a trusted diagnostic aide to busy clinicians. But has open-source AI caught up?

For current and former smokers, statins may reduce the amount of chest muscle loss, while aspirin may contribute to increased chest muscle loss, according to a new study.

Research finds that 23% of people infected with SARS-CoV-2 between 2021 and 2023 developed long COVID, and in more than half of them, the symptoms persisted for two years.

A team of researchers has found that inflammation-related proteins and pathways are associated with changes in bone mineral density (BMD) over time.

Physical activity is seen as a way to extend the human lifespan, but Finnish twin studies found the benefits of physical activity for longevity may not be as straightforward as has been previously thought.

An NIH-supported study found that infants with more diverse gut bacteria at one month had lower blood pressure at age six. The protective effect was stronger in babies breastfed for at least six months.

A study of over 500,000 individuals links maternal smoking to genetic changes that impact offspring’s long-term health. Male children face higher risks, including early mortality and cancer, while women are more prone to reproductive issues.