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Research shows that young adults with high blood pressure may face a higher risk of cardiovascular and kidney disease later in life. Read More.

There’s a reason “5 to 9 before your 9 to 5” videos have been trending on social media. Your morning routine can set the tone for the rest of your day, and everyone wants to know the secret to the best routine for improving their productivity and feeling their best. Read More.

In Hans Christian Andersen’s classic fairytale, “The Princess and the Pea,” a prince tests whether a young woman is, in fact, a princess. In order to authenticate her nobility, his mother (the queen) places a single pea at the bottom of the woman’s bed, beneath 20 mattresses and 20 quilts. Read More.

Bombarded with ads promising “miracle” antiaging supplements and skin-care routines? There’s more to aging gracefully than popping pills or slathering on creams. Read More.

Higher meat intake was tied to better cognitive outcomes and lower dementia risk in people with certain genetic risk for Alzheimer's disease in a cohort study. Read More.

Getting a full eight hours of sleep and still feeling drowsy? Sleep experts say it’s not just about how much shuteye you get. Read More.

Early signs of Alzheimer's disease may be hidden in the way a person speaks, but it's not yet clear which details of our diction are most critical for diagnosis. Read More.

Shingles vaccination may halve the one-year risk of serious cardiac events among older adults who have heart disease, adding to accumulating evidence that the vaccine may protect against health conditions in addition to shingles (herpes zoster), University of California researchers say. Read More.

Which came first, depression or insomnia? And why do some people with depression sleep too little and others too much? Research shows sleep and mental health share a complex, two-way relationship, but how do we improve our sleeping habits? And do supplements like melatonin actually help? Read More.

When you’re in your 40s, suddenly the health reminders start rolling in. Schedule a colonoscopy. Keep an eye on your cholesterol. Maybe start stretching before you work out. Read More.

With Sleep Week approaching and daylight saving time a few days away, many people are bracing for extra groggy mornings — here's what might help. Read More.

A brain region specialized for recognizing text is smaller or absent in kids with dyslexia. Tutoring that improves their reading partly closes the gap, a Stanford-led study found. Read More.

Health inspectors for CMS investigated the measles infections and other failures in care and concluded that the twins’ symptoms should have triggered an isolation procedure for which Mission Hospital staffers had trained seven months earlier. Read More.

There have been an estimated 81,000 flu-related hospitalizations in the 2025-2026 flu season, according to the CDC Read More.

People with a night owl lifestyle as well as shift workers can make adjustmentsto protect their heart health. Read More.