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Date: 2025/05/08 - 20:00

Incidence rates of some cancer types have risen in people under age 50

Despite increasing incidence rates, cancer deaths in young people have not increased overall.

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Date: 2025/05/07 - 23:32

Healthy Lifestyle Habits Could Help Prevent Premature Heart Aging

Researchers have developed a method for measuring the heart's “functional age” to help predict complications like heart disease. According to the authors of a new study, premature aging of the heart is linked to unhealthy lifestyle habits.

Date: 2025/05/07 - 17:00

NIH, CMS Partner to Advance Understanding of Autism Through Secure Access to Select Medicare and Medicaid Data

The partnership will focus first on enabling research around the root causes of autism spectrum disorder.

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Date: 2025/05/07 - 00:31

4 key factors affect dementia risk, new evidence shows

Medical News Today looks at four recent studies to examine which aspects of health and behavior can influence a person's risk of developing dementia, including sleep, vaccines, and cholesterol levels

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.

Date: 2025/05/07 - 00:31

Mounjaro supports consistent weight loss, long-term data confirm

A once-weekly dose of tirzepatide (Mounjaro) can lead to significant, sustained weight loss for up to 3 years in adults with overweight or obesity who do not have diabetes.

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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.

Date: 2025/05/07 - 00:31

Eating more potassium, not less salt may be key to regulating blood pressure

Increasing the ratio of potassium to sodium in the diet may be more effective for lowering blood pressure than simply reducing salt intake alone, a new study suggests.

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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.