Health & Wellness

Mental Health Workers May Hold Surprisingly Harsh Views About Opioid Addiction

People struggling with opioid addiction often need support from health professionals, but new research suggests they may face judgment from some of the very...

Early Alzheimer’s Patients Are Missing Many Simple Steps That Could Protect Brain Health

People diagnosed with early Alzheimer’s disease may be highly motivated to protect their memory, but new research suggests that many are still missing everyday...

Microplastics and an Unhealthy Diet Could Be a Troubling Mix for the Liver

The liver is remarkably good at coping with everyday stress, but new research suggests that one of the world's most common plastics may make...

New Light Treatment Could Fight Based Gum Disease

Periodontitis is a common form of serious gum disease that can slowly damage the tissues and bone that hold teeth in place. Researchers at Nagoya...

New Blood Test Uses Light to Spot Lung Cancer

A simple blood test could one day help doctors detect lung cancer without using expensive DNA sequencing. Researchers at Tel Aviv University have developed a...

A High Blood Pressure Diagnosis May Not Be Enough to Change Daily Habits

A diagnosis of high blood pressure can be a powerful reason to start taking medication, but it may not have the same effect on...

The Hidden Risks Behind Heart Disease

Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States, even though many of its major risk factors can be treated or...

Less Sugar Early in Life Linked to Lower Dementia Risk

Eating less sugar during the earliest stage of life may be linked with a lower risk of dementia many decades later, according to a...

Why Diabetes Can Raise Bone Fracture Risk

People with type 2 diabetes can face a puzzling bone problem. Their bones often look as dense as, or even denser than, those of people...

Just 15 More Minutes of Movement May Lower Cancer Risk

A little more movement during the day may be linked to a lower risk of developing several cancers, according to new research from University...

Tiny Sleep Changes May Hint at Alzheimer’s Risk

Small interruptions during sleep may offer clues about Alzheimer's disease years before memory problems begin, according to research from the University of Liège in...

Air Pollution Leaves a Lung Cancer Warning in Blood

studies of lung cancer prevention and early detection. If you care about cancer, please read studies that a low-carb diet could increase overall cancer risk,...

One-Third of World Population Have This Brain Parasite

A parasite called Toxoplasma gondii may infect up to one-third of people worldwide. Most infected people never know they carry it because the infection often...

Why Cholesterol Drugs Statins Get So Much Hate Online

Statins are some of the most commonly prescribed medicines in the world. Doctors use them mainly to lower LDL cholesterol, often called “bad” cholesterol,...

Should You Worry about Slightly High Blood Pressure?

High blood pressure, or hypertension, is often called a “silent killer” because it usually causes no obvious symptoms. Over many years, however, uncontrolled high blood...

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Brain Health

AI Brain Maps Reveal Which Regions May Age Faster Than the Rest

Scientists at the University of Southern California have developed an artificial intelligence system that can show how different parts of the brain age at...

Early Alzheimer’s Patients Are Missing Many Simple Steps That Could Protect Brain Health

People diagnosed with early Alzheimer’s disease may be highly motivated to protect their memory, but new research suggests that many are still missing everyday...

Less Sugar Early in Life Linked to Lower Dementia Risk

Eating less sugar during the earliest stage of life may be linked with a lower risk of dementia many decades later, according to a...

Tiny Sleep Changes May Hint at Alzheimer’s Risk

Small interruptions during sleep may offer clues about Alzheimer's disease years before memory problems begin, according to research from the University of Liège in...

A New Way to Spot Lewy Body Disease Years Before Symptoms

Lewy body disease is a serious brain condition that can affect memory, thinking, movement, sleep, and behavior. It is less widely known than Alzheimer’s disease,...