Cardiology
Expecting? Stay heart-healthy for you and your baby
It's never too late for an expectant mom to adopt healthy habits for her baby and herself.
Dec 27, 2023
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News tagged with lifestyle changes
Medications
Q&A: What to know about weight loss drugs
The biggest health and nutrition story of 2023 was arguably the exploding popularity of prescription medications to treat obesity, a chronic disease that affects more than four in 10 U.S. adults.
Dec 14, 2023
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Genetics
Research provides further evidence that epigenetic changes can cause type 2 diabetes
Do epigenetic changes cause type 2 diabetes, or do the changes occur only after a person has become ill? A new study by researchers at Lund University provides increased support for the idea that epigenetic changes can cause ...
Dec 13, 2023
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Overweight & Obesity
Light physical activity shows promise in reversing childhood obesity caused by being sedentary
Increased sedentary time from childhood through young adulthood caused increased body fat and abdominal fat, according to a new study. However, the results also showed that light physical activity (LPA) may completely reverse ...
Dec 13, 2023
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Sleep disorders
Sleep trackers everywhere: How does one choose?
With the growing number and variety of wearable sleep tracking devices in the market today, users are often unsure which one best fits their needs. Commentaries by consumer facing reviewers often look at features that researchers ...
Dec 13, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Prediabetes treatment may reduce heart and kidney risks in childhood cancer survivors
A study from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital sheds light on the incidence of prediabetes and diabetes in childhood cancer survivors for better prevention and treatment. At a younger age, childhood cancer survivors can ...
Dec 13, 2023
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Health
As one spouse's blood pressure rises, so does the other's: Study
In sickness and in health—and in blood pressure, too? A new international study finds that if your blood pressure rises with time, your spouse's might, also.
Dec 6, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Eye scans can provide crucial insights into kidney health, study finds
3D eye scans can reveal vital clues about kidney health that could help to track the progression of disease, research suggests. The advance could revolutionize the monitoring of kidney disease, which often progresses without ...
Dec 5, 2023
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Cardiology
Both virtual and in-person nutrition visits help to lower cholesterol, study finds
Despite an end to the national public health emergency in May 2023, the use of telehealth remains high, with over 20% of American adults taking appointments online.
Dec 5, 2023
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Neuroscience
Researchers: Lifestyle changes can reduce dementia risk by maintaining brain plasticity, but the time to act is now
Walk 10,000 steps a day, cut back alcohol, get better sleep at night, stay socially active—we're told that changes like these can prevent up to 40% of dementia cases worldwide.
Nov 29, 2023
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