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Road trips are great until the last two hours, when your head hurts, your energy tanks, and you can’t focus on the road. The fix starts in your cooler. Read More.

Houston, with its concentration of sprawling hospitals, is primed to become a proving ground for artificial intelligence in medicine. Read More.

One physician says the healthcare system is failing men when it comes to diagnosing low testosterone, and the proof might be sitting in their bloodwork Read More.

You wake up bright and early on a sunny Saturday morning and want nothing more than to crush a workout class. You’re in your strength training and Pilates era, and your goal is to build functional muscle and strength. But will grabbing dumbbells or hitting the reformer get you closer to that goal? Read More.

For decades, doctors have told patients the same thing: cut the salt, lower your blood pressure. Turns out that's only half the fix. Read More.

Many toddler foods marketed as healthy are ultra-processed, and nearly half fail at least one global nutrition standard. Read More.

Lettuce doesn't always get the respect it deserves. Often dismissed as "just water," it's easy to overlook in favor of darker leafy greens like kale or spinach. But registered dietitians say that's a mistake. Read More.

Most conversations about men’s health circle back to the same advice: Eat more protein, hit the gym and cut back on fried foods. But some of the foods that do the most for you rarely make the highlight reel—even though they’re affordable, easy to find and often sitting right in your pantry. Read More.

Social media's latest fitness obsession has people literally moving in reverse, and unlike a lot of viral workout trends, this one has real research behind it. Retro walking, also known as walking backward, has been studied for years in physical therapy settings and is now catching on as a mainstream workout. Read More.

A tiny sensor that unfolds within the body could continuously monitor our heart activity and breathing after showing promise in rats Read More.

Often dismissed as too easy, Pilates has been ignored by men. But an emerging variation is having a moment in the sun Read More.

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As a nutritional biochemist, I get asked constantly why the Mediterranean diet keeps outperforming every fad that comes and goes. New research finally gives me a more precise answer than "it's just generally healthy." It turns out this eating pattern may be flipping on microscopic proteins inside our cells that help shield the heart and brain from damage. Read More.

We all know that what you eat can affect your overall health—but new research suggests that when you eat might have an impact, too. Read More.

You’re scrolling through your social media feed and notice a friend looks much thinner than they did a few months ago. Your coworker mentions she’s just “not hungry anymore.” Read More.