Health

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! While the rest of the country’s cancer rates are falling, those in Iowa, Nebraska, Illinois, Minnesota, Indiana and Kansas — known as the Corn Belt — are rising at an alarming rate, data shows. The spike in America’s corn-producing states caught the …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An experimental pill could slow memory loss and brain shrinkage in some Alzheimer’s patients, new research suggests. The pill, called ALZ-801 (valiltramiprosate), was shown to be effective in people who have early Alzheimer’s disease and two copies of the APOE4 gene, which …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Men may need to exert double the amount of effort as women to fend off heart disease. That’s according to new research from China that found men need twice as much exercise as women to lower their risk. The study, published in …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sleeping apart might not be the key to happiness in a relationship. Recent trends such as “sleep divorce” have highlighted the benefits of sleeping separately from a partner, sometimes even inhabiting different rooms. The Scandinavian sleep method, a cultural design to improve …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! For decades, BMI (body mass index) has been the go-to number doctors use to decide whether someone is underweight, “normal,” overweight or obese.  But new global research suggests it’s possible to have a normal BMI, look thin in clothes and still meet …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A small molecule has been hailed as potentially promoting longevity and combating certain diseases — but experts are also calling for more research. Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) — often nicknamed the “fountain of youth” — is a coenzyme that is essential for …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Artificial intelligence is stepping into the fight against cancer — and, according to Fox News senior medical analyst Dr. Marc Siegel, it could be a game-changer.  On the Monday episode of “Fox & Friends,” Siegel said AI is already transforming the way …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The shingles vaccine is intended to prevent shingles, a painful rash caused by the reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus, also known as herpes zoster — but a new study suggests that it could have major secondary benefits. Researchers at Case Western Reserve …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Walking backward could have meaningful benefits for joint health, chronic pain and even brain health, and there’s scientific evidence to back it up. Multiple studies show that simply changing direction can engage the body in ways traditional exercise can’t. What seems like …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Popular drugs credited with shrinking waistlines and controlling blood sugar may also take the edge off alcohol’s buzz, according to a new study. Researchers at Virginia Tech’s Fralin Biomedical Research Institute analyzed how 20 adults with obesity — half of whom had …