Omega-3 supplements are popular among many older adults to help combat age-related issues. They are often marketed as supporting cardiovascular health and reducing the risk of cognitive decline and dementia. However, a new ...
More than 400 million people experience a urinary tract infection every year, and some epidemiological studies estimate that more than half of all women will develop at least one in their lifetime. Most UTIs are caused by ...
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Positive psychology interventions such as mindfulness, gratitude journaling, and optimism training can consistently improve blood pressure, inflammation markers, and other cardiovascular disease risk factors within a matter ...
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In recent years, scientists have identified hundreds of different genes associated with autism, a burst of discovery that has prompted a new and perplexing question: how can so many different genes produce the same or very ...
May 4, 2026
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Researchers from University of California San Diego have found that microdosing—taking very small amounts of psychoactive substances—is more common among U.S. adults than previously recognized, with cannabis leading by a ...
May 4, 2026
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In recent decades, management consulting firms have become a fixture in the American health care system, wielding outsized influence compared to most other economic sectors. Hospitals navigating challenging financial and ...
May 4, 2026
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A long-term MRI study demonstrates that lower accumulation of abdominal fat (visceral fat), measured throughout the entire follow-up period, is associated with a significant slowing of brain atrophy, preservation of key brain ...
May 4, 2026
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Researchers at UC San Francisco and Imperial College London have shown that a single dose of psilocybin, the psychedelic compound found in magic mushrooms, causes likely anatomical brain changes that last for up to a month ...
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Consumption of eggs is associated with a lower risk of being diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease for those 65 years and older, according to researchers at Loma Linda University Health. Eating one egg per day for at least five ...
May 5, 2026
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Chronic migraine can be difficult to treat—but new research is helping identify the most effective options. In a large new review, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, researchers analyzed 43 clinical trials involving ...
May 5, 2026
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Breast cancer impacts over two million women around the world each year. Following radiotherapy or chemotherapy, breast-conserving surgery is the first line of intervention for early-stage breast cancer. This surgery aims ...
May 5, 2026
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A study presented at the European Stroke Organization Conference (ESOC) 2026 suggests that both very low and very high resting heart rates are linked with an increased risk of stroke. As the largest population-level study ...
May 5, 2026
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A new study led by researchers from VIB and KU Leuven shows that Parkinson's disease can be divided into distinct subtypes, helping explain why a single treatment does not work for all patients. Using a machine-learning-driven ...
May 5, 2026
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Researcher Jeffrey L. Cummings M.D., ScD, from the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV, has released his annual report on the global effort to find a cure for Alzheimer's. The work is published in the journal Alzheimer's ...
May 5, 2026
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Don't feel like standing up for a workout? No problem, you can still get a good workout that helps improve static standing balance, flexibility, and agility, all while lying on your back with your head facing up.
A new meta-analysis of 55 studies involving more than 3 million people has found that 31% of individuals with cannabis use disorder (CUD) also struggle with major depressive disorder (MDD). While a link between these two ...
Mental health clinicians are over five times more likely to see evolutionary explanations of anxiety as helpful for their patients, rather than the genetic approaches currently taught to trainee doctors and psychiatrists ...
May 6, 2026
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Lithium chloride may affect many cellular level changes in Alzheimer's disease, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland (UEF) shows. The work is published in the journal Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy.
May 6, 2026
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A finger prick blood test combined with online brain testing—all done from home—could one day effectively identify people's risk of developing dementia, according to a new study.
May 6, 2026
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All types of brain cancers collectively have a five-year survival rate of just 33%, according to the National Cancer Institute's Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program. For a type of brain cancer called glioblastoma, ...
May 6, 2026
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Researchers analyzing data from the National Institutes of Health's All of Us Research Program have found that a patient's step count following surgery is a powerful, objective predictor of recovery, outperforming other metrics ...
May 6, 2026
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Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), affecting an estimated 6–8 million people worldwide, may soon be monitored with a simple stool test instead of invasive procedures. Researchers have demonstrated that human DNA in fecal matter, ...
May 7, 2026
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A higher dietary intake of soy and legumes is linked to a lower risk of high blood pressure, finds a pooled data analysis of the available evidence, published in the open access journal BMJ Nutrition Prevention & Health.
May 7, 2026
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Ahead of World Lupus Day on May 10, new research from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research and UNSW Sydney helps explain why women are significantly more likely to be diagnosed with an autoimmune disease—a condition where ...
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Few women with postpartum-onset diabetes meet recommended A1C monitoring guidelines, highlighting a need to improve routine diabetes care—particularly among Black women—according to new research at Columbia University Mailman ...
May 7, 2026
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the expanded use of Axsome Therapeutics' Auvelity (dextromethorphan hydrobromide and bupropion hydrochloride) extended-release tablets to treat adults with agitation associated ...
May 7, 2026
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With more older adults staying behind the wheel longer than ever, understanding how early cognitive changes affect driving has become increasingly important. In the United States, there are more than 50 million licensed drivers ...
May 7, 2026
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Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a noninvasive, FDA-approved therapy that uses brief magnetic pulses to treat depression, particularly in patients who do not respond to medication. Yet scientists have long struggled ...
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A new urine test performed better than PSA-based testing and MRI for monitoring low-risk prostate cancers on active surveillance. Use of the test to determine the need for repeat "monitoring" biopsies would have avoided up ...
May 8, 2026
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Feeding children can be challenging. It is sometimes hard to know if you're getting it right. We want the best for our children, and we often think that means making sure they eat the right amounts of the right foods. Research ...
May 8, 2026
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Until recently, allergy treatment was largely based on average treatment schemes. A patient with pollen allergy would receive a similar therapy to others with the same diagnosis. Today, this model is beginning to change. ...
May 8, 2026
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For decades, physicians and scientists thought metformin, the leading type 2 diabetes medication taken by millions worldwide, mainly targets the liver to suppress glucose production. But a new Northwestern University study ...
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New research led by the Health Policy Center at the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) has shown that placing sugar warning labels on sugary drinks would significantly change adolescents' behavior—leading ...
May 8, 2026
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As climate change drives more frequent extreme heat and worsening air pollution, researchers are seeking better ways to understand how these exposures affect health in real time. A new pilot study led by researchers at The ...
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A deadly hantavirus outbreak aboard the expedition cruise ship MV Hondius has triggered an international health response after at least three passengers died and several others fell ill during a voyage in the South Atlantic. ...
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A disease transmitted by the bite of a tiny insect—one that once devastated entire armies—remains among the leading causes of death worldwide. In 2024 alone, there were 282 million cases of malaria reported and 610,000 deaths ...
For many people interested in health and well-being, the idea of ultra-processed food, or UPF, has become more than a technical term in nutrition research. In public debate, it often serves as shorthand for wider concerns ...
May 9, 2026
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Recent news reports have highlighted several infectious diseases incidents, including three tuberculosis clusters in Singapore and a suspected hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean.
May 9, 2026
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Interpreting relatively inexpensive electrocardiograms (ECGs) with an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm accurately screened patients for a key precursor of heart failure in Kenya, a study led by UT Southwestern Medical ...
May 9, 2026
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There are six confirmed cases of hantavirus so far out of eight suspected ones following an outbreak on a cruise ship, the World Health Organization said Friday.
May 9, 2026
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Non-concussive head impacts—hits to the head that don't cause clinically detectable symptoms—are correlated with subsequent changes to the gut microbiome in a small sample of US collegiate football players, according to a ...
May 9, 2026
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When a person first exhibits signs of having a stroke, the timing of treatment is critical to restore blood flow to the brain and support recovery. In addition to studying and implementing ways to treat patients faster, investigators ...
May 9, 2026
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A research team from Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy at the LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), in collaboration with the InnoHK Advanced Biomedical Instrumentation Centre (ABIC), has developed ...
May 10, 2026
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Search the web, and you'll find any number of biohacking techniques for promoting healthy lifespan, from taking cold baths to breathing pressurized oxygen to sleeping under a red light.
May 10, 2026
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Yawning is incredibly contagious, and more often than not, seeing someone yawn right in front of us makes us instinctively do the same. It is often tied to social and emotional connection and brain mirroring, where we automatically ...
Many people with major depressive disorder get no relief from current treatments. Newer combinations of existing medications might help, researchers report in JAMA Psychiatry.
May 10, 2026
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The deaths of three people aboard a small cruise ship during a suspected outbreak of hantavirus demonstrate the potential deadliness of the rodent-borne illness. "Once somebody gets sick, once somebody comes in contact with ...
May 10, 2026
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Dementia affects over 57 million people worldwide, a number expected to nearly double in the next 20 years. This permanent loss of cognitive abilities affects daily function and can be caused by multiple brain pathologies, ...
May 10, 2026
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In Nepal's remote mountain district of Jumla, preparation for a family meal begins long before food reaches the cooking pot. It starts in terraced fields of beans, buckwheat, apples and pumpkins that must be plowed, planted, ...
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