[ad_1] TOKYO, April 17 — Research suggests that a diet consisting of traditional Japanese foods such as green tea, seaweed and fish may help prevent brain shrinkage with age, a common marker of cognitive decline and dementia. However, the study reports that this positive effect was only found in women! Advertising Advertising It’s no secret […]
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[ad_1] Summary: Conventional HIV medications may reduce the incidence of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Using anonymous prescription data from more than 225,000 people, the study found that HIV-positive patients taking reverse transcriptase (RT) inhibitors had significantly lower rates of AD compared with the general population. The discovery builds on previous findings that genes associated with Alzheimer’s […]
[ad_1] Nicoletaionescu / istockphoto Soda replacement Before the World Health Organization announced that the artificial sweetener aspartame could cause cancer, diet soda was considered the lesser of two evils. And while some experts say this news isn’t as bad as it seems, there is other evidence that diet soda may be harmful to your health. […]
[ad_1] SALT LAKE CITY — A team of researchers from the University of Utah is studying a fungal respiratory infection they say is spreading through soil and dust in Utah. Researchers don’t yet know exactly which areas of the state are experiencing valley fever, but epidemiology professor Katherine Walter said the fungus could spread further […]
[ad_1] FUNNY SCOOP. EVERYTHING IS FINE. THANK YOU SO MUCH, OLIVIA. NEW. THE CINCINNATI DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IS SHARING INFORMATION ABOUT A NEW MEASLES INFECTION TODAY. SO THE GUEST FLY FROM CHICAGO TO CVG AND THEN TOOK AN ELEVATOR AT THE HYATT REGENCY CINCINATI. THIS WAS ON WEDNESDAY. LAST WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10. THAT SAME EVENING, […]
[ad_1] As spring turns to summer and warmer weather draws more people outdoors, skin cancer may become at least a distant concern. But experts say it’s important to take the risk seriously. Ultraviolet rays from sunlight are a leading risk factor for skin cancer, affecting one in five Americans during their lifetime. This includes melanoma, […]
[ad_1] Sign up for CNN’s “Sleep, But Better” newsletter series. Our seven-part guide contains helpful tips for improving your sleep.. CNN — Melatonin supplement makers have 18 to 24 months to voluntarily add child-resistant packaging and improve warning language on over-the-counter product labels, according to the Council for Responsible Nutrition, a leading trade association for […]
[ad_1] Sign up for CNN’s Fitness But Better newsletter series. Our seven-part, expert-backed guide will make it easy to maintain a healthy routine.. CNN — It’s common knowledge that exercise is good for your mental health and heart health – and now new research shows that all three work together. In addition to the physical […]
[ad_1] Summary: A new review links low socioeconomic status (SES) to significant changes in brain development, behavior and cognitive outcomes. The review synthesizes existing research to present a unified framework showing how factors common in low SES environments, such as poor nutrition, chronic stress, and poor living conditions, negatively influence neurodevelopment. This disorder can lead […]
[ad_1] Summary: Deep brain stimulation (DBS) in the subthalamic nucleus, a treatment for Parkinson’s disease, may affect more than just motor control. This treatment, which alleviates Parkinson’s symptoms such as tremors, also appears to affect patients’ ability to shift attention between tasks. The study experimented with patients with Parkinson’s disease, tracking how their attention shifted […]