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Date: 2025/05/27 - 22:32

‘Japanese Walking’: Try This Low-Impact Fitness Hack for Better Heart Health

"Japanese walking" is a low impact exercise protocol that may help improve cardiometabolic health. Also known as interval walking training (IWT), this low-impact workout is accessible to people of all ages and fitness levels.

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Date: 2025/05/27 - 17:31

Exercising earlier in the day, staying consistent can boost heart fitness

People who work out at the same time every day could improve their cardiovascular and lung health as they age, a recent study suggests.

A person holding a tray full of test tubes of blood to be sent off for Alzheimer's diagnosis

Date: 2025/05/22 - 21:00

First blood test for Alzheimer's gets FDA greenlight: 3 things to know

The FDA has cleared the first blood test to diagnose Alzheimer's which works by measuring the amount of pTau 217 and beta-amyloid 1-42 in plasma.

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Date: 2025/05/21 - 20:00

Why do some people get dementia in middle age?

Protein changes linked to RNA regulation and brain connectivity could help explain how frontotemporal dementia develops in middle age.

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Date: 2025/05/19 - 21:00

Sitting less may be key to lowering Alzheimer's disease risk, study finds

Older adults who spend more time sedentary may be at a higher risk for developing Alzheimer's disease, no matter how much they exercised, a new study indicates.

Two older adults walking on the beach barefoot as one puts an arm over the other and holds their shoes in the other hand

Date: 2025/05/16 - 14:31

Drug that slows Alzheimer's is safe and effective, real-world data shows

Significant adverse events — such as ARIA — with lecanemab, the drug that slows Alzheimer's, is rare and manageable, “real-world” data from people with mild Alzheimer's disease shows.

Olympic gymnast Simone Biles and her dogs Lilo and Rambo

Date: 2025/05/14 - 19:32

Simone Biles Shares How Her French Bulldogs Support Her Mental Health

Simone Biles, the most decorated gymnast of all time, shares how her French Bulldogs help her mental health. The "GOAT" explains how her dogs Lilo and Rambo help her unwind and opens up about how they lifted her spirits after the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.

Date: 2025/05/13 - 23:32

First-Generation GLP-1 Drugs May Help Lower Risk of Obesity-Related Cancers

First-generation GLP-1 weight-loss drugs can help reduce the risk of obesity-related cancers, new research shows. Liraglutide, exenatide, and dulaglutide were 41% more effective at preventing obesity-related cancers.

Date: 2025/05/11 - 19:00

Mom, Daughter Diagnosed With NF1-PN: What to Know About the Rare Disease

Michelle and Samantha Pearson are a mother-daughter duo diagnosed with NF1-PN, a rare and painful disease that causes benign tumor growth along nerves throughout the body. After living with NF1-PN for four years, Samatha was accepted into a clinical trial that changed her life.

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.