Health & Wellness
Global Dementia Study Reveals No Single Formula for Protecting the Brain
As populations grow older, dementia has become one of the greatest health challenges facing the world. Families often spend years caring for loved ones...
What’s in a vape? Why e-cigarettes are hardly harmless
Compared with traditional cigarettes, electronic cigarettes can seem simple and harmless.
After all, they trade the eye-stinging smoke of burning tobacco leaves for something that...
Just 10 Days After Giving Birth, She Had Heart Attack
A week and a half after giving birth to her second daughter, Amy Mazur-Hession began feeling back pain. At first, she attributed the pain...
His Heart Stopped During A Workout At Age 39. Then It Happened Again 2...
With 10 minutes left in his regular 6 a.m. fitness class, Kyle Hartley paused his rowing workout to grab a drink of water.
He took...
Weight-Loss Diabetes Drugs Linked to 21% Lower Risk of Bone Fractures
Medicines such as GLP-1 receptor agonists can help people with type 2 diabetes lose substantial amounts of weight, but doctors have questioned what that...
1 in 4 Adults with Diabetes May Have Hearing Loss
When people think about complications of diabetes, they may think of poor eyesight, kidney disease or numbness in the feet.
A growing body of research...
Depression Changes a Key Memory Brain Area in Older People
Depression may be linked to subtle differences in a part of the brain that helps people form and retrieve memories, according to a large...
Smelling Dark Chocolate May Help You Exercise Better
The smell of dark chocolate might do more than make people think about dessert.
A small new study suggests that smelling chocolate before and during...
Brain Health at 80 May Be Shaped by 3 Health Choices in Midlife
What happens to the brain in old age may partly depend on the health of the body decades earlier.
New research suggests that three common...
Coffee Drinkers May Have a Much Lower Risk of Serious Liver Disease
A large new study suggests that people who regularly drink coffee may have a lower risk of several serious liver problems.
Researchers found links between...
This Blood Thinner May Treat Blood Clots in Older Adults Effectively
Older adults who develop a dangerous blood clot often need months or years of treatment to prevent another clot from forming.
New research suggests that...
Dirty Air May Cause Rheumatoid Arthritis Flares
People living with rheumatoid arthritis may have another reason to pay attention to air quality.
A large study from South Korea found that exposure to...
Scientists Find a Major Cause of Autoimmune Disease
Scientists have discovered a genetic link that may help explain why some people with leukemia also develop autoimmune diseases.
Researchers at the Garvan Institute of...
Scientists Uncover Hidden Cause of Parkinson’s That Could Lead to New Treatments
Parkinson’s disease is one of the most common brain disorders in older adults. It slowly damages the nervous system and can cause shaking, muscle...
This Vitamin May Help Memory—but Higher Doses Could Have a Downside
Vitamin D is best known for helping the body build strong bones, but scientists are also studying its possible effects on the aging brain.
Research...
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Brain Health
Could Sleeping Too Long Signal Alzheimer’s Risk?
Sleep plays an important role in memory, learning, and overall health, but researchers are still trying to understand exactly how it affects the aging...
Global Dementia Study Reveals No Single Formula for Protecting the Brain
As populations grow older, dementia has become one of the greatest health challenges facing the world. Families often spend years caring for loved ones...
Depression Changes a Key Memory Brain Area in Older People
Depression may be linked to subtle differences in a part of the brain that helps people form and retrieve memories, according to a large...
Brain Health at 80 May Be Shaped by 3 Health Choices in Midlife
What happens to the brain in old age may partly depend on the health of the body decades earlier.
New research suggests that three common...
Could a Routine Vaccine Help Prevent Strokes and Heart attacks?
Shingles is a painful illness that becomes more common as people get older. It is caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox.
After a...