Health & Wellness
Modern Medicine Is Changing the Diseases We Live With in Old Age
A person reaching old age today may experience a very different health journey from someone born only a few decades earlier.
Better prevention and treatment...
A Simple Yeast Fiber Could Help Fight Cancer
Scientists are exploring whether something as simple as a dietary ingredient could help repair immune problems linked to obesity.
A new mouse study suggests that...
Can Vitamin D Support Memory Function in High-Risk Adults?
Older adults who struggle with both poor sleep and early memory problems may have a higher risk of future cognitive decline.
New research from Emory...
Belly Fat May Matter More to Your Heart Than Your Weight
A person can have a body weight considered normal and still carry a pattern of fat that is linked to a higher risk of...
What One Month Without Meat Does to Your DNA
What we eat cannot change the DNA sequence we were born with, but it may change how our cells use that DNA.
A new randomized...
2.5 Hours of Social Media Use Strongly Linked to Depression
Spending hours each day on social media may be more closely connected to depression than many other parts of daily life, according to a...
For Lower Blood Pressure, Cutting Salt May Not Be Enough
Eating less salt has long been one of the most familiar pieces of advice for people with high blood pressure.
But scientists say there may...
Could a Shingles Shot Help Protect the Brain from Dementia
A vaccine designed to prevent shingles may also be linked to a lower chance of dementia in older adults, according to a large U.S....
Overusing Asthma Drug May Increase Heart Death Risk
People with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) often depend on reliever inhalers when breathing suddenly becomes difficult.
But a large Belgian study suggests...
A Cannabis Medicine Could Quiet PTSD Nightmares
For people living with post-traumatic stress disorder, nighttime can sometimes be harder than daytime.
Sleep may bring back frightening events in vivid dreams, causing people...
New Pill Doubles Survival in Deadly Pancreatic Cancer
Patients with advanced pancreatic cancer now have a new treatment option after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Rasonque, a once-daily pill developed...
MRI May Reveal How Fast Early Alzheimer’s Will Progress
A brain scan already used during Alzheimer's evaluations may eventually help doctors answer one of the most difficult questions facing younger patients: how quickly...
Fasting May Lower Chronic Pain Through the Gut
Chronic pain can affect far more than the part of the body that hurts.
People who live with pain for months or years may also...
This Hormone Therapy May Lower Dementia Risk
Hormone replacement therapy may be linked to a lower risk of dementia in some women after menopause, according to a large UK study.
Researchers from...
This Blood Pressure Number May Matter for Your Stroke Risk
Blood pressure is usually discussed as a measure of heart health, but it may also provide important clues about the brain.
Research from the University...
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Brain Health
Can Vitamin D Support Memory Function in High-Risk Adults?
Older adults who struggle with both poor sleep and early memory problems may have a higher risk of future cognitive decline.
New research from Emory...
Could a Shingles Shot Help Protect the Brain from Dementia
A vaccine designed to prevent shingles may also be linked to a lower chance of dementia in older adults, according to a large U.S....
MRI May Reveal How Fast Early Alzheimer’s Will Progress
A brain scan already used during Alzheimer's evaluations may eventually help doctors answer one of the most difficult questions facing younger patients: how quickly...
This Hormone Therapy May Lower Dementia Risk
Hormone replacement therapy may be linked to a lower risk of dementia in some women after menopause, according to a large UK study.
Researchers from...
This Blood Pressure Number May Matter for Your Stroke Risk
Blood pressure is usually discussed as a measure of heart health, but it may also provide important clues about the brain.
Research from the University...