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This beverage may benefit people with earliest Alzheimer’s disease

This beverage may benefit people with earliest Alzheimer’s disease

In a new study, researchers found that a nutritional drink designated a "food for special medical purposes” could benefit people with mild cognitive impairment,...
Vitamin D combo may prevent heart disease, diabetes in women

Vitamin D combo may prevent heart disease, diabetes

In a new study, researchers found that vitamin D and estrogen can work together to prevent metabolic syndrome in older women. Metabolic syndrome is a...
Your blood pressure increases during a sauna

Your blood pressure increases during a sauna

In a new study, researchers found that when people take a sauna, their blood pressure and heart rate both increase. This increase is even comparable...
New research finds nearly 400 medical treatments are not effective

New research finds nearly 400 medical treatments are not effective

In a new study, researchers have identified nearly 400 established medical practices that are ineffective. The team hopes their findings can encourage the de-adoption of...

Smartphones help design cheap, simple home diagnostics

The simplest home medical tests might look like a deck of various silicon chips coated in special film, one that could detect drugs in...

Unhealthy gut may help breast cancer spread

In a new study, researchers found that an unhealthy, inflamed gut causes breast cancer to become much more invasive and spread more quickly to...

Vitamin D may increase colon cancer survival

In a new study, researchers found that vitamin D may be helpful for people diagnosed with colon cancer. They found that patients who took a...

Sleeping 5 hours or less may double your heart disease risk

In a new study, researchers found that middle-aged men who sleep five hours or less at night have twice the risk of developing a...

Coffee may help fight common dementia and Parkinson’s disease

In a recent study, researchers found that a compound in coffee that may work with caffeine to fight Parkinson’s disease and Lewy body dementia. Both...

Education may protect your cognition, but not from Alzheimer’s

In a new study, researchers found that education and IQ may protect people’s cognitive functions, but they don’t protect against Alzheimer’s disease. They found that...