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11 May
8,500 Steps a Day Could Be the Sweet Spot for Preventing Weight Regain
A new study of nearly 4,000 adults found that people who increased their daily walking to about 8,500 steps during dieting — and maintained it afterwards — were more successful at keeping the pounds off long term.
08 May
These Plant-Based Foods May Help Lower Your Risk of High Blood Pressure
A new study finds people who eat more beans, lentils and tofu have a significantly lower risk of developing high blood pressure.
07 May
New Study Suggests the Brain Continues Learning While in an Unconscious State
Researchers discover the brain is capable of sophisticated language processing while in an unconscious state from anesthesia.
After-School Sports An Overall Boon To Children And Teens, Study Shows
Children benefit in both body and mind when they participate in after-school sports, a new study says.
Kids in after-school sports show measurable advantages in brainpower, mental health and physical fitness, researchers reported in the journal Exercise, Sports and Movement.
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Why Are Older Adults Taking Edibles? Survey Reveals Some Surprises
Older adults are turning to cannabis edibles to help themselves feel better rather than to get stoned, a new study says.
They’re hoping to sleep better or ease their pain, and they’ve heard from friends that edibles might work better than their prescription drugs, according to findings published May 8 in JAMA Network Open
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FDA Green Lights Bizengri Drug To Treat Rare, Aggressive Bile Duct Cancer
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Bizengri to treat an ultra-rare, aggressive cancer that forms in the bile ducts.
Bizengri (zenocutuzumab-zbco) is the first drug approved for adults with advanced, inoperable or metastatic cholangiocarcinoma with NRG1 gene fusion, the FDA announced.
NRG1, or neuregul...
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8,500 Steps A Day Could Be Sweet Spot For Preventing Weight Regain
About 8,500 steps a day may be the sweet spot for keeping weight off after dieting, new research shows.
The findings — recently published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health — are also scheduled for presentation this week at the European Congress on Obesity in Istanbul.
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Older Adults Have Fewer Regrets, Study Says
Feeling regretful over something in your past?
Odds are those feelings will fade over time, a new study says.
Older adults experience less frustration when they think about past mistakes and missed chances, even though they tend to have about the same number of regrets as younger folks, researchers reported May 7 in the journal E...
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Why Doctors Are Quitting At An Earlier Age
The reasons driving doctors to quit medicine have shifted in recent years, a new study says.
Doctors now cite burnout, chronic workplace stress, the burden of red tape and unrealistic patient expectations as the top reasons why they leave clinical practice early, researchers reported May 7 in The Permanente Journal.
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