Search Result For: self care

A worker in a beret works on lowering an MRI machine

Date: 2025/05/08 - 17:00

Unhealthy lifestyles, certain chronic conditions may make the heart age faster

Certain health conditions, such as obesity and AFib, and leading an unhealthy lifestyle can increase the functional age of the heart, causing premature aging by 5–45 years, a new study finds.

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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 - 22:00

Medicaid Cuts Most Likely to Impact These 5 Groups

Republican leaders are considering drastic cuts to Medicaid funding. The cuts could have a significant impact on low-income households, older adults, children, and people with mental health disorders. Reduced federal funding could also affect access to reproductive health services.

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.

Date: 2025/05/07 - 17:00

Just 5 minutes of physical activity a day may protect brain health with age

A new study showed that as little as 5 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity can potentially help keep the brain healthy as we age by improving processing speed, working memory, and executive function.

A collage of an MRI of a human brain and two older adults having coffee at a table

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

Date: 2025/05/07 - 00:31

How probiotics could help boost your daily mood

Probiotics may help improve a person's daily mood and, if taken regularly for about 2 weeks, could help reduce negative feelings, more broadly.

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.

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Date: 2025/05/07 - 00:31

Yoga as effective as strength exercises for osteoarthritis pain relief

Yoga is as effective in reducing knee pain in osteoarthritis as muscle-strengthening exercises, according to a new clinical trial.

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Date: 2025/05/07 - 00:31

Just 5 minutes a day of brisk walking could lower risk of irregular heartbeat

Brisk walking just five minutes a day could help lower the risk of heart rhythm abnormalities, such as atrial fibrillation or tachycardia, new research suggests.