Most Preschoolers Aren’t Getting Enough Daily Exercise, Study Finds

Most kiddos ages 2 to 4 aren’t moving nearly enough each day, even when they attend preschool, a new UK study finds.

Researchers tracked the activity levels of 419 preschoolers in England and Scotland using special activity belts called accelerometers. These devices recorded how much children moved during school days and days spent a...

Pill Form of Semaglutide Fails to Slow Alzheimer’s in Large Trial

A pill version of semaglutide, the ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy, did not slow the progress of Alzheimer’s disease, drugmaker Novo Nordisk announced Monday.

In two Phase 3 trials, researchers tested an oral form of semaglutide in more than 3,800 adults with Alzheimer’s who were already receiving standard care.

While t...

New Female Crash Dummy Aims to Make Cars Safer for Women

For decades, car safety tests were built around the body of an average man from the 1970s. Now, federal officials are taking a step to better protect women behind the wheel.

The U.S. Transportation Department has approved a new female crash test dummy called THOR-05F, designed to better reflect how women’s bodies respond in a car cra...

GLP-1 Weight-Loss Drug in Pill Form Shows Promise in Trial

New clinical trial results bode well for what could be the first GLP-1 weight loss drug taken as a pill, not by injection.

The daily pill, orforglipron, is currently under investigation by drugmaker Eli Lilly, which funded the study.

In the 18-month trial, people with type 2 diabetes and obesity who took the highest (36 milligram) d...

Untreated Sleep Apnea Could Greatly Raise Odds for Parkinson's

Add one more malady to the potential risks from untreated sleep apnea: Parkinson’s disease.

A new study involving 11 million U.S. veterans finds that a person’s odds of developing Parkinson’s nearly doubled if they were diagnosed with sleep apnea but hadn’t used a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) device to...

Most Americans Believe Obesity Is A Disease That Deserves Insurance Coverage, Poll Finds

A large majority of Americans now view obesity as a disease whose management, surgical or pharmaceutical, should be covered by insurance, according to a new poll.

The online Harris poll was conducted in October among nearly 4,200 U.S. adults. The study was supported by the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA), which represents t...