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Older male gets assistance walking down steps

Date: 2025/06/12 - 20:00

Your Dementia Risk May Be Higher Depending on Where You Live

A large study of U.S. veterans has found regional differences in dementia risk. The Southeast region had the highest risk, while the Mid-Atlantic had the lowest. Experts say healthcare resources should be tailored to meet regional differences.

Date: 2025/06/09 - 20:31

MIND diet could lower dementia risk no matter when in life you start it

Following the MIND diet may help lower a person's dementia risk even if they only start following the diet later in life.

Mango halves diced on a chopping board with skin still intact as the knife lays next to them

Date: 2025/06/08 - 18:00

2 servings of mangoes a day may support postmenopausal heart health

Eating two servings of mangoes each day may help support postmenopausal heart health by lowering blood pressure and "bad" cholesterol levels, a new study has found.

Psilocybin mushrooms, commonly known as magic mushrooms, growing out of a stub

Date: 2025/06/06 - 20:00

Could psilocybin help treat IBS? A new study investigates

The first clinical trial examining the effects of psilocybin, the compound in magic mushrooms, on treatment-resistant IBS suggests altering the mind may be key to helping the gut.

two white pills on person's outstretched palm

Date: 2025/06/04 - 20:31

Could a sleeping pill help prevent toxic tau buildup in the brain?

Lemborexant, a medication commonly used to treat insomnia, may help protect the brain from tau buildup, a marker of Alzheimer's progression, a mouse study suggests.

Date: 2025/06/04 - 00:32

Colorectal Cancer: 3-Year Exercise Program Improves Survival Rates

Researchers report that a three-year exercise program helped improve survival rates for people who have been treated for colon cancer. The findings could be helpful for doctors recommending exercise as part of a post-cancer regimen.

hands in surgical gloves extracting vaccine dose from vial

Date: 2025/05/30 - 19:31

Changes to COVID-19 vaccine guidelines: 4 key questions answered

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently announced more key changes to the CDC recommendations for COVID-19 vaccination. Two health experts answer questions about what the changes mean.

Young female getting vaccinated against COVID

Date: 2025/05/29 - 23:32

CDC, FDA Limit Access to COVID Shots for Healthy Adults, Kids, and Pregnant People

The CDC will no longer recommend the COVID-19 vaccine for pregnant women and healthy children. Updated COVID-19 shots will now undergo placebo-controlled clinical trials prior to FDA approval, which could limit access for healthy adults.

Date: 2025/05/24 - 18:00

Vitamin D May Slow Biological Aging and Help You Live Longer

A new study suggests that vitamin D supplementation may help preserve the lengths of the protective caps at the ends of chromosomes known as telomeres.

A person holding a tray full of test tubes of blood to be sent off for Alzheimer's diagnosis

Date: 2025/05/22 - 21:00

First blood test for Alzheimer's gets FDA greenlight: 3 things to know

The FDA has cleared the first blood test to diagnose Alzheimer's which works by measuring the amount of pTau 217 and beta-amyloid 1-42 in plasma.