If you’re becoming more and more forgetful as you get older — and who among us isn’t — there are two things you can do about it this Memorial Day weekend. Take a multivitamin. And go for a 30 minute walk. Oh – and then keep them both awake. So point to peer-reviewed scientific studies … Read more
Maine health officials have reported the first death this year from an incurable tick-borne disease, putting Americans on alert as hot weather outdoor activities kick off. Robert J. Weymouth, a 58-year-old man from Topsham, Maine, died of complications from the Powassan virus, which caused severe neurological problems, according to the Maine Center for Disease Control … Read more
Real-life Groundhog Day Syndrome patient: Octogenarian forced to relive the same day over and over again due to rare disease By Emily Joshu Health Reporter for Dailymail.Com Update: 9:38 p.m. BST, 26 May 2023 Wouldn’t it be miserable to relive the same experiences over and over again? Popular films like Groundhog Day explored this memory … Read more
Women with irregular periods appear to face a significantly higher risk of heart disease, a study has found. Up to one-fifth of American women of childbearing age – about 12 million of them – experience an abnormal period, which occurs when the length of their menstrual cycle unexpectedly falls outside the regular range, usually less … Read more
Scientists may be on the verge of developing treatment options for the long COVID after identifying 12 of the main symptoms of the debilitating disease. “This study is an important step towards defining long COVID beyond any individual symptom,” study author Dr. Leora Horwitz, co-principal investigator of the RECOVER Clinical Science Core, told NYU Langone … Read more
US study suggests 1 in 10 people get long COVID after omicron infection, lower estimate than early in pandemic By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer May 25, 2023, 1:46 p.m. ET • 3 minute read WASHINGTON — About 10% of people appear to suffer from COVID long after an omicron infection, a lower estimate than … Read more
Chronic cannabis use significantly increases the risk of mental health problems and personality disorders, a major study has found. Research of more than 6.6 million people in Denmark found that people addicted to marijuana were up to four times more likely to be diagnosed with major depression or bipolar disorder. They looked at people with … Read more
Scientists were stunned when they learned Jo Cameron couldn’t feel any pain, marveling at how the 74-year-old never suffered from a headache and miraculously survived childbirth without even a groan. But now, after nearly a decade of forensically studying the grandmother’s superpower, they think they’ve finally unlocked its secrets. And experts believe their discovery may … Read more
This month’s research is the latest to reinforce regular exercise as a way to prevent disease. The long-term study found that the risk of Parkinson’s disease was significantly lower in women who reported the most physical activity, compared to those who were the most sedentary. Mental health apps are a privacy nightmare Exercise has proven … Read more
A healthy 27-year-old woman from Iowa has had her world turned upside down after learning she will almost certainly develop a form of early-striking dementia. Alyssa Nash has discovered she has a genetic mutation that would almost certainly doom her to the same fate as her father, who ‘turned completely into someone else’ in his … Read more
