WEDNESDAY, Jan. 21, 2026 (HealthDay News) — So-called “super agers” have a couple of genetic advantages that help them maintain their brain health into late old age, a new study says.

These folks are less likely to harbor the gene variant most associated with late-onset Alzheimer’s disease, the APOE-ε4 gene,... Full Page

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 21, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Prolonged exposure to air pollution appears to increase a person’s risk of ALS and other motor neuron diseases, a new study says.

Further, air pollution also appears to speed up the disease in people diagnosed with ALS, researchers reported Jan. 20 in JAMA Neurology.

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WEDNESDAY, Jan. 21, 2026 (HealthDay News) — AI might be able to help people undergoing balance training as part of their physical rehabilitation, a new study says.

Patients wearing just four sensors — on each thigh, the lower back and upper back — can get accurate real-time, AI-driven feedback on balance exercises they&rs... Full Page

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 21, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Even a brief round of Ozempic can help people with type 2 diabetes have a more successful knee replacement surgery, a new study says.

Patients given Ozempic just a few months prior to their knee replacement surgery had fewer complications after the procedure, researchers recently reported i... Full Page

TUESDAY, Jan. 20, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Reaching for a bottle of water may feel like the safest way to stay hydrated. But new research suggests bottled water isn’t as pure as many people think and may contain harmful chemicals.

Researchers found dozens of chemicals in popular bottled water brands, including some chemicals tha... Full Page

TUESDAY, Jan. 20, 2026 (HealthDay News) — U.S. health officials plan a new study investigating whether radiation from cellphones may affect human health.

A spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said the research will examine electromagnetic radiation and possible gaps in current science. 

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TUESDAY, Jan. 20, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Can Americans really eat healthy for just $3 a meal? 

That question is sparking debate after Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said the Trump administration’s updated food guidelines make low-cost, nutritious meals possible, even as many families struggle with rising grocery pri... Full Page

TUESDAY, Jan. 20, 2026 (HealthDay News) — With the end of federal health insurance subsidies, President Donald Trump has floated a new plan aimed at changing how Americans pay for insurance and medical care.

At the center of the proposal? A proposal to send money directly to Americans through health savings accounts.

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TUESDAY, Jan. 20, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Hospitals are being inappropriately penalized for lifesaving stroke procedures, due to faulty federal methods for analyzing hospital safety, a new study says.

The measure is intended to assess “failure-to-rescue” — a hospital’s failure to prevent deaths from preventabl... Full Page

TUESDAY, Jan. 20, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Taking acetaminophen during pregnancy does not increase a child’s risk of autism, ADHD or intellectual disability, a new evidence review has concluded.

The review, which analyzed results from 43 previous studies, debunked claims that acetaminophen taken while pregnant can impact the bra... Full Page

TUESDAY, Jan. 20, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Did you make a New Year’s resolution to ditch ultra-processed foods and eat only whole foods?

If so, you have better odds of losing weight in 2026 even as you chow down, a new study says.

People following a completely unprocessed, whole foods diet tend to eat a lot — a whopp... Full Page

TUESDAY, Jan. 20, 2026 (HealthDay News) — AI can predict a person’s risk of a fall injury in old age while they're still in their 40s and 50s, a new study says.

The AI analyzes CT imaging scans of a person’s abdomen, focusing on their core strength.

People with the weakest core strength — as measured through m... Full Page

TUESDAY, Jan. 20, 2026 (HealthDay News) — A U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved device for treating ADHD in kids simply doesn’t work, a new clinical trial says.

The device — an external trigeminal nerve stimulator — was not effective in reducing symptoms of ADHD compared to placebo, researchers reported... Full Page

TUESDAY, Jan. 20, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Who says the president of the United States isn’t a role model?

Most U.S. parents these days are inclined to shrug off their child dropping the f-bomb, as President Donald Trump did last week at a Ford plant in Michigan in response to heckling from a worker.

Fewer than half of par... Full Page

MONDAY, Jan. 19, 2026 (HealthDay News) — As people cut deeper into Brazil’s Atlantic Forest, mosquitoes may be changing who they bite, and a new study suggests they have a new favorite target: humans.

The Atlantic Forest once stretched across much of Brazil’s coast and was home to hundreds of animal species. Today, only a... Full Page

MONDAY, Jan. 19, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Coffee may do more than boost energy.

New research suggests that certain compounds found in roasted coffee beans could help slow how quickly sugar enters the bloodstream, a finding that could one day support new foods aimed at managing type 2 diabetes.

Scientists have identified three pr... Full Page

SUNDAY, Jan. 18, 2026 (HealthDay News) — A third of U.S. adults are lonely, and a quarter lack social and emotional support — and research underscores that’s just not healthy.

"Humans are a social species. We are highly dependent on others from birth," said Elizabeth Necka, an expert on social and behavioral science at th... Full Page

SATURDAY, Jan. 17, 2026 (HealthDay News) — More than 14% of U.S. adults have some level of chronic kidney disease — and most have no idea.

"People with chronic kidney disease generally have no symptoms until they’re very near kidney failure," said kidney-health researcher Dr. Michael Shlipak of the University of Californi... Full Page

FRIDAY, Jan. 16, 2026 (HealthDay News) — A powdered super greens supplement sold across the U.S. has been recalled after federal health officials linked it to a Salmonella outbreak that has sickened people in at least 21 states.

At least 45 people have become ill after consuming Live it Up-brand Super Greens powder, accordin... Full Page

FRIDAY, Jan. 16, 2026 (HealthDay News) — More than 100,000 people in the U.S. are waiting for an organ transplant, and most need a kidney. Thousands die each year before a matching organ becomes available.

New federal data reviewed by the Kidney Transplant Collaborative show that 116 fewer kidney transplants were performed last year ... Full Page