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Date: 2025/03/17 - 21:00

Anxiety is linked to gut health: Could probiotics help treat it?

People with anxiety can experience decreased microbial diversity and fewer short-chain fatty acid-producing bacteria, recent evidence indicates. It also suggests that probiotics may help manage anxiety.

Date: 2025/03/17 - 20:00

Surgery in kids with mild sleep-disordered breathing tied to fewer doctor visits, meds

NIH-funded study supports use of adenotonsillectomy in this at-risk patient group.

Date: 2025/03/17 - 19:30

NIH-funded study identifies potential new stroke treatment

Preclinical study in rodents suggests that uric acid is ready for human clinical testing.

Date: 2025/03/17 - 15:01

Mounjaro can boost weight loss in people without diabetes

People without diabetes can lose up to 13% of their starting weight in 6 months using tirzepatide (Mounjaro) as an off-label treatment, according to a new study funded by pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly.

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Date: 2025/03/16 - 19:32

'White Lotus' Characters Pop Lorazepam Pills, Highlighting Risks of the Drug

In Season 3 of the HBO series "The White Lotus," some characters pop lorazepam like candy, highlighting the potential for dependency and misuse. The prescription drug is a benzodiazepine used to treat anxiety, panic attacks, and insomnia due to anxiety or situational stress.

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Date: 2025/03/16 - 17:00

Can diet and waist-to-hip ratio predict brain health in older age?

People who follow a healthier diet and have a lower waist-to-hip ratio during midlife may have better brain and cognitive health in older age, a new study suggests.

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Date: 2025/03/15 - 15:32

3 factors may lower depression risk, new evidence suggests

An orange a day, regular moderate-to-vigorous exercise, and GLP-1 drugs for diabetes treatment have all been linked to a lower risk of depression in recent studies.

Two photos of the same hand. On the left, the skin has a red rash. On the right, the skin does not.

Date: 2025/03/14 - 17:30

Topical steroid withdrawal diagnostic criteria defined by NIH researchers

Criteria may help guide treatment of dermatitis.

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Date: 2025/03/13 - 01:32

TikTok's 'Cozymaxxing' Trend Could Improve Your Mental Health, Experts Say

If changing into your pajamas, lighting a candle, and wrapping yourself in a blanket sounds like your idea of self-care, then you’ll love TikTok’s latest wellness trend: Cozymaxxing. This snuggly practice is being hailed as an antidote to stress.

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Date: 2025/03/13 - 01:31

Reducing 7 risk factors for heart disease may help lower Alzheimer's biomarkers

Reducing seven risk factors for heart disease and having higher Life's Simple 7 scores may help decrease biomarkers for neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease, a new study finds.