Health and fitness journalist Allison Van Dusen says your actions can fend off devastating diseases.

Get on board -- or get the heck out of the way! The American Cancer Society just rolled out a campaign aimed at educating the country's top politicians about the need for funding to put an end to the disease.

Cancer is on track to become the No. 1 killer in the world. For anyone who has battled cancer or watched a loved one face the difficult diagnosis, it's crucial to believe that there is life after disease. We've got the proof.

We'll show you how the ravages of Alzheimer's disease robbed a man of his true love over time, but not his dedication to her.

By age 16, Leon Fleisher was performing at Carnegie Hall, but then he was struck by a rare disease that robbed him of the use of his right hand. He sought a cure and learned to be a one-handed concert pianist.

Want to live longer? Drink up! A study just released by the Harvard School of Public Health and published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, finds that drinking up to six cups of coffee every day may actually cut your risk of dying from heart disease.

Two years after receiving a heart and kidney transplant, a 70-year-old man sets out to sail around the world to highlight the importance of organ donation. Hear his story.

In this country, lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths. Dr. John Langdon says it's usually a lifestyle disease. Get the facts before it's too late.

Pharmacist Suzy Cohen gives exclusive tips to Growing Bolder. First up: your heart.

In this episode of Cancer Courage Stories, Dr. John Langdon explains how cancer is actually your own body losing control. Find out what role biology, genetics and the environment play in this disease.

Dr. Aubrey de Grey is revered by many and mocked by others for his views on immortality.

Dr. Roy Sugarman is one of world's foremost experts on maintaining and improving brain function as we age. Get smarter now

A geneticist from the University of Cambridge in England thinks the first person to live to 1,000 is alive today.

Renowned cancer expert -- and Growing Bolder guru -- Dr. John Langdon brings you the latest research on preventing cancer, early detection and surviving the deadly disease.

Get rid of the pills and pack on the snacks. Research shows that eating more, smaller meals a day will do you more good than the normal three big meals. More so, if you eat these five foods on a regular basis you'll be fighting aging the right way!

Country music superstar Naomi Judd turns her sharp mind on something more personal -- ageism.

This week's guests include the outrageous Cloris Leachman, four-time cancer survivor Linda Hill, 89-year-old author and veteran Franklin Hooper and we go Inside the Story with cancer survivor and triathlete Wendy Chioji.

He's a New York Times Best Selling Author and he's kicking genes to the curb! Dr. Dean Ornish's new book says we don’t have to be confined to our characteristics.

Sure, you know genetics and your life habits are important factors in living a long life, but have you considered the importance of your thoughts? Clinical psychologist Dr. Mario Martinez thinks it's a crucial component of healthy aging.

For cancer patients and their families, there's never been a "support group in a book." Until now. David Tabatsky's intensely personal story led him to put together stories of inspiration and motivation.

What's it like to fly around the world in a single-engine plane. These two women are among the very few who know. Pilot CarolAnn Garratt explains how she used her record-breaking trip to raise awareness about the disease that took her mother's life.

Retired Justice Sandra Day O'Connor spoke publicly for the first time Wednesday about her husband's Alzheimer's. O'Connor told senators that the disease takes a "staggering toll" on families and more research dollars and treatment options.