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Treating a heart attack before it happens: It may not be a science fiction.

Although most people survive a heart attackTrusted Source initially, the risk of death significantly increases over the following years. In fact, 65% of peopleTrusted Source who have a heart attack over the age of 65 die within eight years of the initial incident.

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Can a Mediterranean diet help keep heart disease, dementia, and cancer at bay?

For some time researchers have suggested that a Mediterranean diet — high in fresh fruit and vegetables, beans, nuts, whole grains, and fish — may help lower heart disease risk and increase life expectancy. An increasing amount of scientific evidence now backs up this notion.

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Colder temperatures may help clear Alzheimer's-linked misfolded proteins

Lower temperatures have been known to increase longevity for over half a century, but the mechanisms underpinning this increased longevity have remained unclear. Now, scientists have unraveled a mechanism that underpins increased longevity in worms, and shown it to have an effect on human cells.

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