Brain health isn't determined only by genetics or what happens later in life. A growing body of research shows that a range of factors—from mental health and sleep to the environment, lifestyle and social conditions—play ...
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Cases of several cancers are rising in England among both younger and older adults, but rates of bowel and ovarian cancer are rising only among younger adults (under 50s), finds research published in the open access journal ...
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Individuals who died by firearm suicide following the 2020 firearm purchasing surge were more likely to be from racial minority groups, had higher rates of suicidal ideation and were less likely to have engaged in mental ...
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As potentially deadly avian influenza (H5N1) continues its global spread, moving from birds into mammals and in rare cases into humans, scientists are confronting a difficult reality. If a human pandemic emerges, vaccines ...
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Keeping tabs on blood sugar throughout the day used to be the exclusive domain of people with diabetes. But in 2026, anyone can buy a user-friendly wearable device that provides minute-by-minute readouts on how their glucose ...
Apr 28, 2026
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The term ultra-processed food gets people's attention, but it has no universally accepted definition. The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have been gathering data to establish ...
Apr 28, 2026
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The World Health Organization on Tuesday said progress in eliminating hepatitis was too slow, with tools available to eliminate the disease that kills more than one million people annually.
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The world is full of animal viruses, and we're pretty sure that one of them will cause the next pandemic. To prevent pandemics, we need to predict which of the vast number of animal viruses are most likely to infect humans. ...
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Eating fruit and nuts can help protect against non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)—but a popular fiber supplement can make the condition worse, research by Edith Cowan University (ECU) has found. The paper, "Ellagic ...
Apr 28, 2026
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The American Heart Association's Life's Essential 8 (LE8) score is a health tool, ranging from 0 to 100, that quantifies cardiovascular health (CVH) using information from eight lifestyle and risk factors, (body mass index, ...
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