Search Result For: rare disease

Female filling a glass with tap water in kitchen

Date: 2025/01/20 - 18:00

'Forever Chemicals' in Tap Water Linked to Cancer. How to Lower Your Risk

PFAS, also known as "forever chemicals" are found in manufacturing and consumer products and contaminate nearly half of U.S. water supplies. A novel study has linked PFAS-contaminated water with increased incidence of cancer.

collage of cutlery arranged as clock hands on a plate and photo of a woman running

Date: 2025/01/19 - 11:31

Intermittent fasting paired with exercise may be best for weight loss

Combining time-restricted eating with exercise may be more effective in prompting weight loss than exercise without time-restricted eating, recent evidence suggests.

Date: 2025/01/18 - 21:32

How Much Alcohol Is Safe to Drink Without Putting Your Health at Risk?

A new federal report shows that one drink per day is associated with negative health effects like liver cirrhosis and cancer, while a recent report from the surgeon general highlighted cancer risks associated with moderate alcohol consumption.

An oxygen mask on a surface at a hospital

Date: 2025/01/17 - 22:00

Mountain climbing and treating Alzheimer's: Could xenon gas have potential?

In a trial featuring a mouse model of Alzheimer's, scientists found that inhaling a mixture containing xenon gas helped reduce levels of brain atrophy and neuroinflammation.

female doctor in blue scrubs checking notes

Date: 2025/01/17 - 22:00

Why BMI is not the obesity measurement we need

A global group of experts has suggested a new approach to diagnosing and treating obesity that does not rely solely on the much-contested body mass index (BMI).

Date: 2025/01/17 - 20:00

Excess weight gain in first trimester associated with fetal fat accumulation

Findings from NIH study suggest early intervention may prevent adult obesity associated with heavier birthweight.

Date: 2025/01/17 - 19:30

NIH to lead implementation of National Plan to End Parkinson’s Act

Open call for participants to serve on Parkinson’s Advisory Council.

Date: 2025/01/16 - 21:31

How doctors may be able to predict your stroke risk through your eye

Scientists have identified various retinal vascular indicators, 29 of which were significantly associated with a person's first-time stroke risk, providing a vascular "fingerprint."

Date: 2025/01/16 - 20:00

Contact lenses used to slow nearsightedness in youth have a lasting effect

NIH-funded study finds progression of eye growth returns to normal in older teens, with no loss of treatment benefit.

Date: 2025/01/16 - 15:00

Green tea drinkers have fewer brain lesions linked to dementia

Older people who regularly drink green tea have fewer brain lesions are characteristic of dementia than those who do not drink it, a new study from Japan has found.