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Date: 2025/05/13 - 23:32

First-Generation GLP-1 Drugs May Help Lower Risk of Obesity-Related Cancers

First-generation GLP-1 weight-loss drugs can help reduce the risk of obesity-related cancers, new research shows. Liraglutide, exenatide, and dulaglutide were 41% more effective at preventing obesity-related cancers.

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Date: 2025/05/13 - 21:00

Vitamin B, choline supplements may slow down glaucoma, mice study shows

Supplementing with B vitamins and the essential nutrient choline may help slow the progression of glaucoma, a new study in mice has suggested.

A paper plate filled with pieces of fried chicken and a platic fork, with two cumrpled up tissues by the side on a picnic-like table cloth.

Date: 2025/05/12 - 16:00

Could eating chicken heighten cancer risk? Experts weigh in on latest claims

A recent study found that regularly eating poultry was linked to a heightened risk of early death from gastrointestinal cancers. MNT asked experts whether concerns are warranted.

A gloved hand holds a box full of vials of the MMR vaccine against measles as a single vial is in front of the box

Date: 2025/05/07 - 00:31

Fact check: How long does protection from the measles vaccines last?

Medical News Today speaks to experts to fact-check some claims about measles and the MMR vaccine, namely U.S. Health Secretary RFK Jr.'s comments about the vaccine's protection waning quickly.

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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.

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Date: 2025/05/07 - 00:31

At what age do bad habits start affecting health?

Scientists have pinpointed the exact age when the body starts feeling the negative health effects of smoking, heavy drinking, and a lack of exercise.

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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.

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Date: 2025/05/07 - 00:31

Can lifestyle changes prevent most sudden cardiac arrests?

For the first time, researchers have identified a list of 56 modifiable factors linked to the risk of sudden cardiac arrest.

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Date: 2025/05/07 - 00:31

Could being more active in middle age help prevent Alzheimer's disease?

Researchers have found that increasing physical activity levels around ages 45 to 65 may be linked to lower levels of beta-amyloid, which is a known biomarker for Alzheimer's disease.

Date: 2025/05/07 - 00:31

Exercise may lessen cancer treatment side effects, including brain fog, fatigue

Exercise can mitigate some of the side effects of cancer treatments across a range of cancer types, according to a recent umbrella-review of the evidence.