NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The amount of height men lose as they age is related to their odds of dying as they reach 60s and 70s, a new study shows. Sign up here. Compared to men who lost 1 ...

Height loss boosts death riskMarked loss of height in older men is linked with a significantly increased risk of death and coronary heart disease (CHD), reported researchers in England. British ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I'm an 80-year-old male who has spent most of my life at 6 feet, 2 inches tall and 185 pounds. At about age 70, my body started to compress to the point that I now get measured at 5 ...

CHICAGO (AP) -- A study of older British men finds that those who shrink in height by about an inch or more over 20 years are more likely to die earlier than other men. Those men also have a greater ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A new study has identified several key factors in postmenopausal women that are associated with height loss, a common occurrence in this age group that is known to increase the risk ...

That slight height loss you brushed off? The stooped posture you blamed on too much desk time? They might actually be your bones whispering warnings about osteoporosis long before a devastating ...

The main culprit behind this shrinking process is bone aging. The intervertebral discs, which act as cushions between the vertebrae, gradually lose water and elasticity, causing the spine to shorten.