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Date: 2025/04/04 - 18:00

FDA Authorizes First At-Home Test for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea: What to Know

The FDA has approved a new at-home test for common sexually transmitted infections and diseases. The test for chlamydia, gonorrhea, and trichomoniasis produces results in 30 minutes.

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Date: 2025/04/04 - 12:31

New blood test may help diagnose, show how far Alzheimer’s has progressed

Researchers have developed a blood test based on a protein biomarker for tau tangles that can help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease and also provide insight on how far the disease has progressed.

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Date: 2025/04/03 - 19:32

Supreme Court Appears Divided Over State-Level Cuts to Planned Parenthood Funding

The U.S. Supreme Court is deciding whether states can deny Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood because the organization’s clinics perform abortions. The Trump administration has also temporarily frozen $27 million in Title X family planning funding designated for Planned Parenthood.

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Date: 2025/04/03 - 15:00

Spending less time in 2 deep sleep stages may contribute to Alzheimer’s

Spending lower proportions of time in two deep sleep stages — including REM sleep — may be linked to volume changes in critical brain regions that can be vulnerable to Alzheimer’s disease, a new study finds.

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Date: 2025/04/03 - 12:31

Atrial fibrillation increases dementia risk, new research warns

Atrial fibrillation independently increases dementia risk by 21% in adults under the age of 70, new research indicates.

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Date: 2025/04/02 - 21:31

Maintaining low cholesterol may help decrease dementia risk

Low levels of LDL-C, or ‘bad’ cholesterol, may reduce the risk of dementia, and statin use could reduce the risk even further.

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Date: 2025/03/31 - 16:00

Study suggests why ADHD might increase dementia risk

Adults with ADHD show changes such as higher iron accumulation in the brain — similar to early-stage dementia — which could explain the link between both conditions, a new study suggests.

Date: 2025/03/30 - 11:00

Could a low-calorie keto diet help reverse biological aging?

A very low-calorie ketogenic diet could turn back epigenetic aging by more than 6 years, recent research suggests

An older adult male prepares a healthy breakfast with oats and fruits on a kitchen countertop

Date: 2025/03/28 - 17:00

Scientists compare 8 dietary patterns to see how they affect healthy aging

Following specific dietary patterns, especially one that scores high on the Alternative Healthy Eating Index, may help a person age healthy with no chronic diseases or cognitive issues at age 70, a new study suggests.

MRI slides of a screening for prostate cancer

Date: 2025/03/27 - 21:00

Going to screenings may lower death risk from prostate cancer by 23%

Men who avoided prostate cancer screening appointments were significantly more likely to die from the disease, according to the world's largest prostate cancer screening study.