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16 Apr
Air Pollution May Trigger Migraine Attacks
A new study finds spikes in air pollution—from dust, car exhaust, and nitrogen dioxide—are linked to more migraine-related hospital visits.
15 Apr
AI Health Advice Could Do More Harm Than Good, Study Warns
A new study finds popular chatbots frequently provide misleading or incomplete medical information, highlighting the need for stronger oversight.
14 Apr
Ultra-Processed Foods Linked to Poorer Muscle and Knee Health
A new study finds people who consume large amounts of ultra-processed foods have more fat in their thigh muscles, a change that may raise the risk of knee osteoarthritis.
FDA To Review Whether To Allow More Access To Certain Peptides
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will soon review whether certain peptides should be allowed in customized medications made by compounding pharmacies.
Peptides are small chains of amino acids that are marketed for a wide range of uses, including treating wounds, obesity, insomnia and inflammatory conditions.
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Most People Would Take A Blood Test For Alzheimer's, Study Says
Most people would want to take a blood test that can assess their risk of Alzheimer’s disease, rather than remain anxious about their odds, a new study says.
About 85% of primary care patients said they’d take a blood test that looks for the toxic proteins linked to Alzheimer’s, according to a report published April 15 in...
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Memory Problems? Your Salt Intake Could Make Matters Worse, Study Says
Reaching for the salt shaker could have long-lasting implications for your memory and brain health, a new study says.
Higher sodium intake appears to affect episodic memory, the type of memory used to recall personal experiences and specific events from your past, researchers report in the June issue of the journal Neurobiology of Agin...
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Ultra-Processed Foods Linked To Fatty Muscles, Potential Knee Arthritis
Ultra-processed foods don't just contribute to flab around your middle, but also to fat inside your muscles, a new study has found.
A diet high in ultra-processed foods is associated with larger amounts of fat stored inside thigh muscles, regardless of a person’s calorie or fat intake, researchers reported April 14 in the journal
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This Sexually Transmitted Infection Linked To Heart Attack, Stroke
Syphilis is on the rise in the United States, and with it the threat that a long-term untreated infection could pose to a person’s heart health, a new study says.
The sexually transmitted disease (STD) doubles a person’s risk of ruptured blood vessels and dramatically increases their odds of stroke and heart attack, researchers...
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New Depression Treatment Matches ECT with Less Memory Loss, Study Says
For patients with severe depression, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) has long been the go-to when other treatments haven’t helped.
However, the fear of losing memories or experiencing confusion often leads patients to steer clear of ECT, which uses an electric current to induce seizure activity in the brain. After ECT, 30% to 60% of ...
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