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Playing in a sports league in older age has many benefits, such as exercise and socialization. But it’s important to discuss it first with a doctor, understand physical limitations, and learn the signs of physical trouble.

There’s no guarantee that one can prevent cancer, but there’s good evidence that losing weight, exercising, eating a healthy diet, quitting smoking, and limiting alcohol can help reduce the risk of developing the disease.

Are vitamin supplements (like vitamin D) good for your health, and can you tell me who might benefit from taking the pills?

Tai chi appears to have positive effects on a wide range of thinking skills in healthy adults, such as attention, learning, memory, and perception.

Keeping an inconsistent sleep schedule can throw off one’s sleep-and-wake patterns. To reestablish these patterns, one should wake up at the same time every day.

It appears that snacking frequency does not affect a person’s body mass index, as long as the snacks are healthful.

A new technique for “editing” genes, called CRISPR, can eliminate defects in genes that cause disease.