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We can’t slow down time — but we can slow down its effects on us, according to experts.
The key is to make healthier choices in the areas that we can control — and that starts with breaking bad habits.
«One of the primary hallmarks of aging is accumulated cellular damage that leads to organ dysfunction and, ultimately, death,» Dr. Brett Osborn, a Florida neurologist and longevity expert with Senolytix, told Fox News Digital.
10 TIPS TO LIVE TO BE 100: ‘FAR MORE THAN WISHFUL THINKING,' SAY LONGEVITY EXPERTS
«The key to staying healthy is minimizing cellular damage by not throwing accelerants into the fire, which is unfortunately what most Americans do.»
Doctors shared with Fox News Digital the eight most common unhealthy behaviors that speed up the aging process — and tips on how to avoid them.
Smoking has been proven to shorten life expectancy.
Researchers from Action on Smoking and Health in the U.K. have reported that a 30-year-old smoker can expect to live for about 35 more y..

A young girl in the U.K. is in cancer remission thanks to her sister’s lifesaving bone marrow donation.
Ruby Leaning, 10, was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia after collapsing on the school playground in Jan. 2020, according to SWNS, the British news service.
The rare blood cancer required an urgent bone marrow transplant to keep the 6-year-old alive.
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After several tests, Leaning’s then 2-year-old sister, Mabel Leaning, came up as a «perfect match.»
The Leaning sisters' grandmother, Amanda Fawcett, confirmed to SWNS that Ruby Leaning received treatment with Mabel Leaning’s stem cells.
Ruby Leaning was declared cancer-free in 2022 — meaning Mabel Leaning «saved Ruby’s life for sure,» Fawcett said.
«We [weren’t] expecting her to be a match at first, but thankfully she was, so we just couldn't believe our luck,» she said.
«It was amazing – we were so thankful.»
SOME BREAST CANCER PATIENTS COULD BE AT R..

Nine months into the U.S. launch of the first drug proven to slow the advance of Alzheimer's, Eisai and Biogen's Leqembi is facing an unexpected hurdle to widespread use: an entrenched belief among some doctors that treating the memory-robbing disease is futile.
Alzheimer's experts had anticipated bottlenecks due to Leqembi's requirements, which include additional diagnostic tests, twice-monthly infusions and regular brain scans to guard against potentially lethal side effects.
And those issues have played a role in slow adoption since the drug was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, according to interviews with 20 neurologists and geriatricians from rural, urban, academic and community practices in 19 states.
FDA FULLY APPROVES 'NOVEL' ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE DRUG LEQEMBI, WILL BE COVERED BY MEDICARE
In interviews with Reuters, seven doctors treating patients for Alzheimer's attributed their own reluctance to prescribe Leqembi to concerns ..

A legendary rugby player has cited the fear and anxiety that has come into his life among the reasons for urging the Australian government to fund support services and education about chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).
Wally Lewis, dubbed «The King» when he played rugby league for Queensland state and Australia in the 1980s, made an appeal on behalf of the Concussion and CTE Coalition for millions of dollars in funding during a National Press Club address Tuesday.
The 64-year-old Lewis said he’s living with probable CTE, which he described as a type of dementia associated with repeated concussive and sub-concussive blows to the head.
HYPE OR HORROR? THE RISK OF CTE BRAIN DISEASE DIVIDES FOOTBALL AND MEDICAL COMMUNITIES
Lewis, who worked for decades as a television sports anchor after retiring as a player in the early 1990s, relayed his own experience to get his message across.
«The fear is real. I don’t want anyone to have to live with the fear and anxiety that I live with every d..

A chemotherapy alternative called immunotherapy is showing promise in treating cancer — and a new artificial intelligence tool could help ensure that patients have the best possible experience.
Immunotherapy, first approved in 2011, uses the cancer patient’s own immune system to target and fight cancer.
While it doesn’t work for everyone, for the 15% to 20% who do see results, it can be life-saving.
WHAT IS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)?
Like any medication, immunotherapy has the potential for adverse side effects — which can be severe for some.
Studies show that some 10% to 15% of patients develop «significant toxicities.»
Headquartered in Chicago, GE HealthCare — working in tandem with Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) in Nashville, Tennessee — has created an AI model that's designed to help remove some of the uncertainties surrounding immunotherapy.
Over the five years it’s been in development, the AI model was trained on thousands of patients’ electronic health reco..

As whooping cough cases are surging globally, some may wonder if it’s necessary to get a booster.
Cases of the childhood respiratory disease also known as pertussis are surging internationally and in parts of the U.S., according to a recent report.
Bordetella pertussis is a type of bacteria that causes a very contagious respiratory infection that spreads from person to person through small respiratory droplets, per the CDC.
NEW YORK HEALTH OFFICIALS WARN OF WHOOPING COUGH OUTBREAK AMONG CHILDREN
«Reports indicate that whooping cough outbreaks are surging across Europe, Asia and parts of the United States, including Northern California, marking the largest uptick since 2012, with cases rising sharply since December,» Maggie Rae, president of the Royal Society of Medicine’s epidemiological and public health section in London, told Fox News Digital.
In the U.K., there were an estimated 555 cases in January of this year and 913 cases in February — compared to 858 cases for all of 2023, acc..

Toddler milk products have grown into a multibillion-dollar global business, despite warnings from health authorities that the benefits of this milk formula are unproven.
The products are marketed with claims of improving brain development or immune function, but the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) warned in an Oct. 2023 report that toddler formula is «unnecessary and potentially harmful to young children.»
«For healthy toddlers without a specific medical diagnosis, there is no evidence of a need [for] or benefit from toddler milk,» Dr. Jenelle Ferry, a neonatologist and director of feeding, nutrition and infant development at Pediatrix Medical Group in Tampa, Florida, told Fox News Digital in an interview.
INFECTIONS FROM POTENTIALLY DEADLY BACTERIA IN BABY FORMULA ADDED TO CDC WATCHLIST
In spite of these warnings, toddler milk has grown into a $20 billion worldwide business, according to a recent report.
«It is disappointing that regulations have not been strengthened, given pa..

After 17 years of serving his country, Mark Kelm is now providing a different type of service: He's advocating for others who, like him, are living with Parkinson’s disease (PD).
Kelm, who lives in a small Minnesota town with his wife of 23 years and three children, was just 38 years old when he was diagnosed with PD, a nervous system disorder that causes tremors, stiffness, loss of balance and other movement issues.
He credits his military background for preparing him for this latest challenge.
WHAT IS PARKINSON'S DISEASE? SYMPTOMS, CAUSES, WAYS TO COPE WITH DIAGNOSIS
«I believe the times that I had in the military really prepared me to handle living with a disease like Parkinson's — knowing how to adapt and overcome in any given circumstance,» he told Fox News Digital in an interview.
«And I think those life skills that I learned in the Army are still quite useful today.»
Raised by a police deputy and a nurse, Kelm said that for as long as he can remember, his life ha..

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For Ruby Smart, 15, Levemir is the insulin medication that works best to control her type 1 diabetes — but the manufacturer is discontinuing it.
Alison Smart is on a mission to protect her daughter's access to the drug. Click here to get the story.
Is extreme heat a public health threat?
Fox News Digital reports the findings in the latest Mortality & Morbidity Report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, including a s..

Many Americans are getting too little sleep and have too much stress.
A new Gallup poll revealed 57% of adults would «feel better if they got more sleep,» while 42% said they get «as much sleep as they need.»
These findings have nearly reversed in the last decade, Gallup noted in a press release. The last measurement in 2013 found that 56% of Americans got the sleep they needed while 43% did not.
LACK OF SLEEP COULD BE A FACTOR IN A ‘SILENT EPIDEMIC,' EXPERTS WARN
Overall, however, Americans are getting fewer hours of sleep than they did in past decades.
In 1942, 59% of Americans were getting eight hours or more of sleep per night, while only 3% were getting five hours or less.
In 2024, only 25% of Americans get an average of eight hours of sleep, and 20% reported sleeping for five or less.
Young women are the least likely to get enough sleep, according to the study — with 36% of females versus 48% of males reporting getting enough shuteye.
SLEEP DISORDERS AND SUICIDE: A MENTAL HE..