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: 2025/06/12 - 09:31

A simple blood test could indicate how long you might live

A test using blood and saliva samples could help track aging and guide targeted interventions to maintain mental and physical function as people advance in age.

Date: 2025/06/12 - 00:31

Healthy lifestyles may offset dementia, stroke risk linked to telomere length

A new study has found that dementia, stroke, and depression are more common in people with shorter telomeres — a biomarker of aging — but that healthy lifestyles may help mitigate this risk.

Date: 2025/06/09 - 18:00

Is autism on the rise? Expert fact-checks recent claims

The U.S. federal health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made several debated claims about autism prevalence, including that it has become 'an epidemic'. A board certified family medicine physician helps us fact-check these claims.

Date: 2025/06/03 - 18:00

Eating beans daily may help reduce inflammation, and lower cholesterol

Date: 2025/06/01 - 18:31

Can omega-6 fatty acids in nuts, vegetable oils lower heart disease and diabetes risk?

Following a diet higher in the omega-6 fatty acid linoleic acid may help support cardiometabolic health, and lower a person's risk for type 2 diabetes and heart disease, a new study indicates.

Date: 2025/05/24 - 09:31

Could a Mediterranean plant extract help treat IBD?

The extract from a Mediterranean plant called the strawberry tree may help prevent and treat ulcerative colitis, a form of IBD, a study in mice suggests.

Date: 2025/05/14 - 19:30

NIH researchers discover tissue biomarker that may indicate higher risk of aggressive breast cancer development and death

Using artificial intelligence, scientists characterized tissue samples from more than 9,000 women.

Date: 2025/05/13 - 19:00

NIH researchers discover a new tissue biomarker for aggressive breast cancer risk and poorer survival

Using artificial intelligence, scientists characterized tissue samples from more than 9,000 women.

Date: 2025/05/12 - 19:31

Could HIV drugs help prevent Alzheimer’s disease?

A class of HIV drugs known as nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) may help prevent Alzheimer’s disease, reducing risk by up to 13%, a new study suggests.