A new study suggests that the total amount of time that people spend sitting is associated with a higher risk of death from cancer. Replacing some of this sedentary time with light physical activity appears to reduce the risk.Share on PinterestReducing the amount of time spent sitting may reduce the risk of death from cancer.Getting…
Around 850,000 people have dementia in the UK, of whom up to three quarters suffer from Alzheimer’s. (Getty Images)Scientists have identified five lifestyle choices that could cut a person’s risk of developing Alzheimer’s.A team from the National Institute of Aging (NIA) in Maryland looked at more than 3,000 people over around six years.Results suggest those…
Bad news, booze and beef lovers.The American Cancer Society has updated its diet and physical activity recommendations to help prevent cancer — and the new guidelines released on Tuesday discourage consuming red meat, processed food, sugar-sweetened drinks — and all alcohol. The combination of these risk factors (as well as being physically inactive) accounted for…
Share on PinterestChanges in lifestyle and diet may improve a person’s memory, depending on their genes.Everyone ages, but no two people will age in the same way. Some people will remain cognitively alert as they age, while others will display dramatic memory loss. Experts do not know precisely why this occurs, but new research suggests…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…