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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Researchers at the University of Oklahoma have discovered a hormone that appears to reverse obesity in the body. The new study, published in the journal Cell Reports, used mouse models to identify a naturally occurring hormone called FGF21 (fibroblast growth factor 21). …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A distraught mother who thought she was having a heart attack was instead hospitalized with broken heart syndrome — otherwise known as takotsubo syndrome (TTS) — less than a year after her veteran son tragically took his own life. Dawn Turner, 57, …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Eating too much salt has long been linked to high blood pressure, but new research suggests it could trick the immune system into prematurely aging the blood vessels. A preclinical study recently published in the Journal of the American Heart Association has …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Excessive daytime napping is associated with higher mortality risk in older adults, according to new research from Mass General Brigham. Between 20% and 60% of older adults take naps, according to the researchers. While occasional naps have been shown to be refreshing, …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Eating a diet high in fruits and vegetables was found to have a surprising link to lung cancer among younger non-smokers, early research suggests. The observational study, led by Jorge Nieva, MD, of the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center at Keck Medicine, …

Study finds link between obesity and vascular dementia Fox News senior medical analyst Dr. Marc Siegel joins ‘America’s Newsroom’ to discuss an increase of colon cancer in people under 50 despite overall lowering cancer deaths and a new study linking obesity to vascular dementia. NEWYou can now listen to Fox …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Colorectal cancer, once considered a disease of older age, is becoming a crisis for younger adults. New research shows one group getting hit the hardest – those without a college degree. A recent study from the American Cancer Society analyzed data from …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Common and treatable ear conditions may be associated with a higher risk of dementia, according to new research. A study from Columbia University investigated how middle-ear problems that may cause conductive hearing loss are linked to the brain disorder. The research, published …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A young woman who started vaping at the age of 15 has been given just 18 months to live — after being diagnosed with lung cancer in her early 20s.  Kayley Boda, 22, of Manchester, in the United Kingdom, was engaging in …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The key to feeling better in a fast, overstimulated world might be surprisingly simple: Live a little more like your grandparents. A growing social media trend, dubbed “nonnamaxxing,” draws inspiration from the slower, more intentional rhythms associated with an Italian grandmother. The …