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Live and age better with others

Good relationships don’t just protect our bodies but also our brains. The people most satisfied in their relationships at age 50 are the healthiest at age 80.

Study: 3 in 4 struggle with loneliness

It even afflicts those who aren't necessarily considered high risk for emotional problems—and it's particularly pernicious in the late 20s, mid-50s and 80s.

Bigger family, lower cancer risk?

Family life can provide positive emotional environments that boost a person's resistance to disease.

The paleo diet: fad or not so fad?

Studies find the regimen that makes up the paleo diet's requirements could have merit.

A good sense of humerus

Archaeology and modern medicine team discover that women's arm bones aren't nearly as big today as they were 7,000 years ago.

Scientists aim for ‘Human Cell Atlas’

The undertaking would chart the types and properties of all human cells, building the ultimate reference map of the human body.

Study links low testosterone, diabetes

What the men in your life should know about this connection may be surprising.

Even your heart may benefit from extra education

People with more schooling tend to have less heart failure.

Does your eye color predict risk of alcoholism?

Study finds genes that determine eye color line up along ones tied to alcohol abuse.

Blood pressure vaccine shows promise

Experimental treatment might benefit people who forget to take meds.

Knowledge is power

New study shows most women don’t understand their breast cancer diagnosis.