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Overweight older men experience more negative age-related changes to their sperm cells than those who maintain a healthy weight, a study published Monday found....Read More

Exposure to food and beverage marketing and advertising boosts consumption of these products among children and adolescents, an analysis published Monday found....Read More

Babies born to people who experience elevated levels of anxiety, depression and stress during pregnancy see changes in key brain features that affect cognitive development at 18 months, a study published Friday found....Read More

Companies that offer employees incentives of up to $1,000 to get vaccinated against COVID-19 saw an increase in getting the shot, a report published Friday showed....Read More

Older adults who obtain a flu shot are less likely to suffer a heart attack or stroke and are at lower risk for death from heart-related health events in the year after getting vaccinated, an analysis...

Severe COVID-19 shares genetic links with several medical conditions — including COPD and diabetes — that also increase people’s risk for serious illness from the virus, a study published Thursday found....Read More

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin have outlined what they call the “longevity diet,” based on hundreds of studies, that emphasizes certain foods and periodic fasting....Read More

People infected with the virus that causes COVID-19 remain contagious for up to nine days after initially testing positive, a study published Thursday found. Spread also appears to differ significantly between variants....Read More

Adults with asthma are more likely to become obese later in life, particularly those who have had the disease for longer or those treated with corticosteroids, a study that looked at Europe and Australia found....Read More

As the Democratic Republic of the Congo battles its 14th Ebola outbreak since 1976, the World Health Organization announced Wednesday a vaccination campaign in the Central African country to halt the spread....Read More