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Date: 2025/05/11 - 19:00

Mom, Daughter Diagnosed With NF1-PN: What to Know About the Rare Disease

Michelle and Samantha Pearson are a mother-daughter duo diagnosed with NF1-PN, a rare and painful disease that causes benign tumor growth along nerves throughout the body. After living with NF1-PN for four years, Samatha was accepted into a clinical trial that changed her life.

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Date: 2025/05/07 - 00:31

Yoga as effective as strength exercises for osteoarthritis pain relief

Yoga is as effective in reducing knee pain in osteoarthritis as muscle-strengthening exercises, according to a new clinical trial.

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Date: 2025/05/07 - 00:31

Diets low in vitamin K might impact memory, accelerate cognitive decline

Mice fed a low vitamin K diet had lower vitamin K levels in the brain and had poorer cognitive function compared to mice eating a regular diet, in a new study that hints at a link between vitamin K and dementia.

An older adult man sits on a chair outside with a cup in his hadn while looking at his tablet computer as the camera focuses on him through foliage

Date: 2025/05/07 - 00:31

Does using digital technology lower or raise dementia risk?

Digitally engaging with technology correlated to a 58% lower risk of cognitive impairment, contrary to fears of “digital dementia,” a new meta-analysis has found.

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Date: 2025/05/07 - 00:31

32% of dementia cases could be linked to hearing loss

A study in older adults has found that hearing loss may increase dementia risk by almost one-third. The researchers suggest that treating hearing loss could delay, or even prevent, dementia for a large number of older adults.

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Date: 2025/05/07 - 00:31

Hypertension meds, lifestyle changes may cut dementia risk

Treatment to reduce high blood pressure — including medications and healthy lifestyle changes — could helps lower dementia risk.

Date: 2025/05/07 - 00:31

Heavy cannabis use could increase dementia risk by 72%

People aged over 45 who needed acute hospital care due to heavy cannabis use had a 72% greater risk of developing dementia within 5 years than the general population.

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Date: 2025/05/07 - 00:31

Can even light exercise help slow cognitive decline?

Two new studies on dementia have found that both low and moderate-high intensity exercise can help slow cognitive decline and memory loss in people at risk of Alzheimer's.

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Date: 2025/05/07 - 00:31

Can doctors predict your Alzheimer’s risk in your 20s?

Some risk factors and blood biomarkers related to Alzheimer's disease and cognitive impairment can be detected as early as age 24, according to a recent study.

3 slides of retina tissue taken using three separate imaging techniques. Each image gets progressively clearer.

Date: 2025/04/23 - 16:00

NIH researchers supercharge ordinary clinical device to get a better look at the back of the eye

New technique brings retina into sharper focus .