Air pollution may raise dementia risk—what you need to know
Dementia is a serious condition that affects the brain. It can cause memory loss, confusion, and changes in behavior.
While it’s most common in older...
Popular weight loss drug helps prevent or reduce stroke
Three new studies presented at the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery’s 22nd Annual Meeting suggest that medications like Ozempic, known as GLP-1 inhibitors, may lower...
Light exercise lowers heart death risk in people with diabetes
New research from Denmark shows that people recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes can lower their risk of death and serious heart problems just...
Exercise rehabilitation reduces irregular heartbeat, study finds
A new analysis of clinical studies finds that exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation can reduce the symptoms, frequency, and recurrence of atrial fibrillation (AF), a common...
Brain’s gatekeepers may hold the key to Alzheimer’s and stroke risk
When people talk about brain diseases like Alzheimer’s or stroke, they usually think about neurons—the brain cells responsible for thinking, memory, and movement.
But new...
Air pollution may increase dementia risk, study finds
New research has found that air pollution—including car exhaust and smoke from burning wood—raises the risk of developing dementia.
The study looked at data from...
Hot and humid weather greatly increases heart disease risk, study finds
When it’s hot outside, your heart has to work harder to keep your body cool. This puts extra pressure on your heart and blood...
Hearing loss and loneliness together speed up memory decline, study finds
Hearing loss can make daily life more difficult—leading to problems like social isolation, trouble communicating, and feeling less alert.
Over time, it may also increase...
This DASH diet helps lower blood pressure in people with type 2 diabetes
A new study from Johns Hopkins Medicine found that a special version of the DASH diet can help lower blood pressure in people with...
French fries raise diabetes risk, but other potatoes don’t, Harvard study finds
A new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health shows that eating French fries regularly may increase your risk of developing type...