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Fitness

Physical activity can extend your life, but varying your exercises is particularly beneficial

Exercise Variety Biking

Senior Health

'Super agers' have genetic advantages against Alzheimer's disease

Super Agers Alzheimers

Addiction

Risk of gambling addiction is higher in people whose family members have betting problems

Gambling Addiction Families

Illness

Why do colds cause the sniffles in some people and severe illness in others?

Common Cold Study

Adult Health

CPR on TV is often inaccurate — but watching characters jump to the rescue can still save real lives

The Office CPR

Mental Health

Psychiatric disorders share more genetic overlap than scientists realized, study shows

Mental illness genes

Depression

Sleeping in on weekends may benefit teenagers' mental health

Teenagers Sleep Depression

Mental Health

Frequent online shopping is tied to higher stress levels, study shows

Online Shopping Stress

Illness

7 in 10 people diagnosed with cancer now live longer than 5 years

Cancer Survival Rates

Illness

Century-old tumor samples may help explain rising rates of colorectal cancer in younger adults

Colorectal Cancer Study

Adult Health

Dry January isn't just a month away from alcohol. It leads to long-term reductions in drinking

Dry January Wine

Courts

Penn graduate sheds light on the power of magisterial court judges who don't have law degrees

PA Pretrial Detention

Adult Health

'Are you married?' Why doctors ask invasive questions during treatment

Demographic Info Doctors

Parenting

People test out parenthood by getting dogs — but not cats

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Adult Health

A loving relationship boosts recovery from heart disease, study finds

Love Heart Disease

Mental Health

Children's mental health improved after schools reopening during the pandemic

Schools Depression COVID

Children's Health

Vitamin K shots prevent newborns from severe bleeds, but parents are increasingly declining them

Vitamin K Shot Newborns

Children's Health

Pediatric cancer treatments are saving kids' lives, but more research funding is needed to improve them, report says

Pediatric Cancer Lianna Munir

Prevention

Shingles vaccine may offer an additional benefit — slowing the progress of dementia

Shinges Vaccine Dementia

Children's Health

Kids who get smartphones before 12 have higher rates of depression, obesity and poor sleep

Smartphones Teens Study

Women's Health

Breast cancer and birth control: A huge new study shows how science can be distorted

Birth Control Cancer

Wildlife

AI is decoding whale communications. Could that advance their legal rights?

Prevention

Treating sleep apnea early may help prevent Parkinson's disease, study finds

sleep apnea parkinsons

Mental Health

Even a weeklong break from social media improves mental health, study says

Social Media Detox

Adult Health

The brain has 5 stages, but 'adulthood' doesn't begin until age 32, scientists say

Brain Development Adulthood

Environment

Sea-level rise is accelerating at Jersey Shore, raising flooding risk, new study warns

NJ sea levels

Addiction

Even smoking a few cigarettes a day drastically increases risk of heart disease

Smoking Heart Disease

Adult Health

New insights on weight-loss drug Mounjaro may lead to better treatments for impulsive eating

Binge eating drugs

Addiction

Support groups for alcohol use disorder are more effective when they are attended in person

Group Support Alcohol

Illness

What the air you breathe may be doing to your brain

Air Pollution Philly

Fitness

Lifting weights may be better than running for weight loss and diabetes management, study finds

Weightlifting Diabetes Obesity

Mental Health

1 in 8 young Americans use ChatGPT or other AI bots for mental health issues

ChatGPT Mental Health

History

Researchers create 'digital monument' to site of 2019 South Philly refinery explosion

pes refinery

Illness

Common dry cleaning chemical increases risk of liver cancer, study confirms

Dry Cleaning PCE.

Women's Health

Radiation may be unnecessary as an early-stage breast cancer treatment

Breast Cancer Radiation

Adult Health

Light pollution doesn't only make it harder to sleep — it also may increase risk for heart disease

Light Pollution Heart Disease

Mental Health

Feeling stressed? Taking a trip to an art museum may help relieve it

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Adult Health

Long-term melatonin use may increase the risk of heart failure, study finds

Melatonin heart risk study

Fitness

A long walk may be better for your heart than multiple shorter ones

Long walks Heart Health

Depression

For mild depression, texting with a therapist works as well as video sessions, study finds

Text Video Therapy

Illness

Risk of heart attack and stroke rises after COVID-19 and flu infections

Flu Heart Attack

Depression

The side effects of antidepressants vary widely — choosing the right one is imperative, study finds

Antidepressants Side Effects

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