Quitting smoking linked to lower risk for dementia
Quitting smoking is associated with a lower risk for dementia, especially for those with no or modest weight gain after cessation, according to a study published in Neurology.
May 27, 2026
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Physiological Phenomena: News and Research on Body Weight
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Extreme trait values may trace to rare genes with outsized effects, analysis suggests
Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have found evidence that people who fall at the extreme high or low ends of certain traits, such as cholesterol, blood glucose, height, and age at menopause, are ...
May 27, 2026
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Quitting smoking associated with lower dementia risk, but weight gain may reduce the benefit
Quitting smoking may be associated with a lowered risk of dementia, especially for people who avoid major weight gain after quitting, according to a study published in Neurology. The study does not prove that quitting smoking ...
May 20, 2026
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Q&A: What is in the new American Heart Association dietary recommendations?
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, and altering your diet is the most effective way to reduce the risk of heart disease, according to the American Heart Association. To that end, the American ...
May 20, 2026
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Is 'yo‑yo dieting' really harmful? New analysis challenges longstanding assumptions about weight cycling
Weight loss followed by weight regain, commonly known as "yo-yo dieting" or weight cycling, is often portrayed as harmful, even more damaging than remaining overweight. But a new comprehensive analysis published in The Lancet ...
May 15, 2026
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Higher BMI is associated with more financial problems, loneliness and stress
New research presented at the European Congress on Obesity in Istanbul, Turkey (12–15 May) shows that higher body mass index (BMI) is associated with more financial problems, loneliness, and stress. And these relationships ...
May 14, 2026
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Continuing tirzepatide at full dose helps preserve weight loss over 112 weeks
New research presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2026) in Istanbul, Turkey (12–15 May) and published in The Lancet shows that people who have lost weight using the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of tirzepatide ...
May 13, 2026
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An endurance limit that surfaces in punishing races may begin at birth
A new study is raising questions about whether human endurance has biological limits shaped long before adulthood—possibly beginning at birth. Researchers are examining whether birth weight, a known risk factor for disease ...
Apr 30, 2026
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Diet tips during cancer treatment
Cancer treatments can take a toll on a person's body. A patient's treatment may cause nausea, changes in appetite, taste and smell, diarrhea, or constipation, making it harder to meet their nutritional needs. Fortunately, ...
Apr 19, 2026
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Racial profiling and aggressive policing can affect infant health, research finds
Aggressive policing tactics like stop-and-frisk are linked to worse newborn health outcomes in neighborhoods where such tactics are most pervasive, University of Oregon research finds. Babies of non-Hispanic Black mothers ...
Apr 14, 2026
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