Health & Wellness
New brain health score can predict stroke risk better
A new study from Mass General Brigham has found that a tool called the Brain Care Score, or BCS, can help predict who is...
‘Junk’ DNA may hold the key to Alzheimer’s treatment
Did you know that only about 2% of your DNA contains actual genes? The other 98%—often called “junk” DNA—was long thought to do nothing...
These simple lifestyle changes can lower high blood pressure
High blood pressure, also called hypertension, is a common condition that can lead to serious health problems like heart disease, stroke, and kidney damage...
Why does my hip hurt? Hip pain can have many causes and mostly doesn’t...
You can feel hip pain at any stage of life, including childhood, young adulthood and the middle years.
This can come as a surprise; many...
How gut diseases can affect your mental health
Living with gut problems like Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis can be difficult, both physically and emotionally.
These conditions are part of a group called...
Living longer with tailored chemotherapy—despite incurable cancer
Just a few months ago, Ragnhild Vigdis Langli (70) was planning her own funeral.
She contacted her local church and wrote a letter to her...
AI tool speeds up kidney cancer detection
A new AI-powered tool is helping doctors find kidney cancer faster and more accurately.
Researchers from the University of Tartu, working with the company Better...
How exercise works like medicine for high blood pressure
Linda Pescatello, a top expert in kinesiology at the University of Connecticut, is a well-known researcher studying how exercise can be used as medicine.
Her...
Carbs in your diet may be the key to dementia prevention
A new study has found that the type and amount of carbohydrates you eat could play a big role in whether you develop dementia...
Study finds new therapy to treat heart failure
More than 64 million people around the world live with heart failure. In the United States alone, about 6.7 million people have this serious...
Even low doses of artificial sweetener aspartame may harm heart and brain
A new study has found that using artificial sweeteners like aspartame for a long time might harm your heart and brain.
This research was done...
A simple pill could save millions from heart attacks and strokes
Heart disease is the number one cause of death all over the world. It can lead to dangerous health problems like heart attacks, strokes,...
Common blood pressure drug may cause low potassium
Managing high blood pressure is very important for living a long and healthy life.
Many people take medicine every day to control their blood pressure....
Why more young people are getting colon cancer
More and more young people under the age of 50 are being diagnosed with colorectal cancer, which includes both colon and rectal cancer.
This is...
Major causes of pancreatic cancer everyone needs to know
Pancreatic cancer is a dangerous disease that starts in the pancreas, a small organ behind the lower part of your stomach. The pancreas helps...
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Brain Health
Small study finds microdoses of cannabis stalled cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s patients
As the world’s population ages, the number of people living with dementias such as Alzheimer’s disease increases. Given the lack of curative treatments and...
New brain health score can predict stroke risk better
A new study from Mass General Brigham has found that a tool called the Brain Care Score, or BCS, can help predict who is...
‘Junk’ DNA may hold the key to Alzheimer’s treatment
Did you know that only about 2% of your DNA contains actual genes? The other 98%—often called “junk” DNA—was long thought to do nothing...
Carbs in your diet may be the key to dementia prevention
A new study has found that the type and amount of carbohydrates you eat could play a big role in whether you develop dementia...
A simple pill could save millions from heart attacks and strokes
Heart disease is the number one cause of death all over the world. It can lead to dangerous health problems like heart attacks, strokes,...