Want To Preserve Brain Health? Engage In A Lifetime Pursuit Of Knowledge, Study Says

“Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at 20 or 80,” American entrepreneur Henry Ford once said. “Anyone who keeps learning stays young.”

There’s something to that, a new study says.

People who engage in a lifetime pursuit of learning have a lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease, as well as slower ...

'Smart Clothing' The Next Frontier In Fitness Tracking, Study Says

Health-conscious folks are used to strapping a Fitbit to their wrist or a step counter to their belt before they start walking or jogging.

But new research is opening the door to “smart clothing” that would count a person’s steps or track their movement without requiring any extra gadgets, a new study says.

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Shame, Embarrassment Regarding Walking Problems Can Isolate MS Patients

A mom with multiple sclerosis (MS) struggled to keep her balance, frustrated by her frequent missteps and stumbles.

But what really hurt was her 6-year-old daughter’s reaction to her plight.

“My daughter told me to stop walking with them basically because it’s embarrassing when I fall,” the mother recounted in...

Couples Who Do This One Thing Feel More Satisfied And Secure Together

Couples who take time to slow down and enjoy the good moments they share may feel closer, argue less and feel more confident their relationship will last, a new study suggests.

Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign found that couples who regularly pause to appreciate positive experiences together — a habit dubbed...

FDA Expands Tater Tot Recall Tied to Possible Plastic Contamination

A recall of frozen tater tots has expanded after federal officials warned that hundreds of thousands of pounds could contain pieces of plastic.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said the expanded recall now covers about 648,000 pounds of frozen tater tots made by McCain Foods at a facility in Idaho.

The recall began last mo...

A Florida College Has Reported More Than 40 Measles Cases

A measles outbreak at a private college in southwest Florida is raising new concerns about how quickly the virus can spread.

More than 40 cases have been reported at Ave Maria University, making it one of the largest measles outbreaks recorded on a U.S. college campus.

Experts say the situation shows how measles, once mostly seen in ...