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Adults who faced persistent financial hardship showed poorer cognitive performance and signs of accelerated brain aging later in life, according to a new study.Researchers at University College London looked at 2,759 U.K. participants from the MRC National Survey of Health and Development born in 1946, as stated in a press release.Adults who reported experiencing persistent financial hardship or low income performed worse on cognitive tests that assessed verbal memory and […]

A father who suffered a heart attack just days before his daughter's wedding refused to let open-heart surgery keep him from walking her down the aisle.Days before the planned ceremony, Rick Nelson began having chest pains while at a friend’s home. His wife, Gail, rushed him to Cleveland Clinic’s Marymount Emergency Department, according to a hospital statement sent to Fox News Digital.When it was confirmed that Nelson was having a […]

Regularly cutting back on sleep could cause the number on the scale to creep up, according to new research.A study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine found that adults who got about 90 minutes less sleep each night for six weeks gained roughly one pound on average compared with periods when they got enough rest.Researchers at Columbia University Irving Medical Center studied 95 adults who were already at risk […]

The Detroit, Michigan, metro area is reporting an uptick in serious incidents related to electric bikes (e-bikes).Fox 2 Detroit reported that police are seeing a rise in e-bike crashes, while doctors say they're treating a growing number of related injuries.These incidents have reportedly led some communities to seek restrictions on e-bikes or to ban them altogether.SHARON STONE'S TERRIFYING WEED WITHDRAWAL SPARKS WARNING ABOUT TODAY'S POTENT MARIJUANASome e-bikes can reach speeds […]

As screens compete for families' attention, children's development is paying the price, top federal health officials warn.Early and excessive screen time can trigger severe neurocognitive delays in young children, impacting attention spans, memory and language skills, according to Dr. Stephanie Haridopolos, interim surgeon general and principal deputy assistant secretary of health."Parents are now fighting for attention from the screens," Haridopolos told Fox News Digital.DOCTORS SAY 8 FORGOTTEN HABITS COULD HELP […]

A 67-year-old cancer survivor from Orange County, Florida, completed a more than 2,000-mile journey down the Missouri River alongside his dog, Amos, after undergoing a groundbreaking immunotherapy treatment.Frank Carter spent 64 days navigating the longest U.S. river in a cedar-strip canoe he built by hand, according to reports from the Moffitt Cancer Center and FOX 13 News.The expedition began in Montana and concluded near St. Louis, Missouri, requiring the pair […]

People across the world are living longer, but they’re also spending more years coping with ill health, a recent study observed.The "morbidity gap" — the number of years people spend in poor health, typically struggling with chronic challenges such as low back pain, hearing loss and depression — widened across 203 of 204 countries analyzed and was the most pronounced in America, the researchers found."Globally in 2023, an average of […]

Maria Kang built her career around fitness, healthy eating and helping other moms prioritize wellness. Despite believing she had done "everything right," the California mother of three was blindsided by colon cancer.Kang, now 46, said the diagnosis reshaped her understanding of what it means to be healthy.She became an internet sensation in 2013 after a photo of her sculpted physique alongside her three young sons sparked a global conversation about […]

Measles has reemerged as a persistent public health challenge in the U.S. over the past two years — and the spread isn't slowing down.According to a Johns Hopkins University tracker that compiles local and state health data, there were 2,295 confirmed measles cases in the U.S. as of July 22.This figure has officially surpassed the 2025 numbers, which totaled 2,286 measles cases nationwide.MEASLES-INFECTED TRAVELER MAY HAVE EXPOSED PASSENGERS AT LAX […]