Adults under 65 who live alone had a 22% higher risk of death than those who live with others, compared with 6% for older adults

More Americans live alone than ever before, and most of the worry about it has focused on older people. Researchers at the American Cancer Society looked at the…

Nov 8, 2026 · 4 min read

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Making daylight saving time permanent would send American kids to school in the dark at least 2 billion more times a year, and that comes with a cost

Every November, Americans set their clocks back an hour, and every year the debate returns about ending the switch for…

4 min read · Current Biology

Medical Research & Innovations

Scientists linked an invisible gas found in many American homes to a higher risk of heart failure in a study of 43,000 older women

Radon is a colorless, odorless radioactive gas that seeps up from the ground through cracks in foundations and builds up…

3 min read · JAMA Network Open

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In a study of 409,000 adults, one everyday habit seemed to offset some of the brain effects of diabetes, heart disease and stroke

Type 2 diabetes, heart disease and stroke are among the best-known risk factors for memory decline and dementia. Researchers at…

3 min read · Journal of the American Heart Association

Mental Health

An extract from a vine used in Chinese medicine for centuries cut binge-drinking days when people took it only before nights out, a double-blind trial found

Kudzu is a fast-growing vine whose root has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for centuries, including for heavy drinking. Researchers at UC San Francisco put it to…

Nov 4 · 3 min read