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Top risk factors you can change to prevent dementia

Scientists from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found the prevalence of risk factors for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias varies and...

How to control cholesterol and protect yourself from heart attack, stroke

Have you had your cholesterol checked? Most adults should have a cholesterol test every 4 to 6 years. That’s because nearly 78 million American adults have...

Is monkeypox the next COVID-19? Here’s what we know.

On the heels of the COVID-19 pandemic, public health experts are racing to understand the unexpected spread of monkeypox to Massachusetts. State officials have been...

Why many people are against COVID masks and vaccination

Scientists from the University of Notre Dame found that brain shortcuts may explain why many people are against the COVID vaccine and masks The research...

Some arthritis drugs may reduce risk of Alzheimer’s in people with heart disease

Scientists from the National Institute on Aging found that certain rheumatoid arthritis drugs may lower the incidence of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias in...

You can fight Omicron better if you are more vaccinated

Scientists from Cedars-Sinai and CDC found among people admitted during the omicron surge, vaccinated adults had a less severe illness and were less likely...

Scientists find a new way to treat pancreatic cancer

Scientists from Northwestern Medicine found a potential therapeutic target for the most common type of pancreatic cancer. They found ISL2, a transcription factor, can act...

Why people with diabetes more likely to get severe COVID-19

Scientists from China found that low concentrations of a certain metabolite in people with diabetes may explain why they are more susceptible to COVID...

She was a prime candidate for a heart attack, if only she’d realized it

Just a few days after Dottie Lewis and her husband, Wayne, returned from vacation to their home in Plymouth, Massachusetts, she started feeling poorly. This...

Vaccines may reduce long COVID symptoms for some people

Scientists from the University of Leeds found that vaccination after infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, is linked to a decrease in...