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Skipping Sleeping Pills Better for Seniors' Health
Middle-aged adults and seniors would age more gracefully - and save a few bucks - if they lay off prescription sleep medications, a new study says. Avoiding sleep drugs would reduce older Americans' lifetime rate of falls by nearly 9% and brain decline by 2%, researchers...
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Study: Home Exercises Ease Knee Arthritis Pain
Home exercises can effectively ease knee pain caused by cartilage tears and arthritis, apparently with or without physical therapy, a new study says. The stretching and strengthening exercises provided about the same amount of pain relief whether or not a person got real or...
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Man Lives 271 Days With Pig Kidney, Sets Record
A 67-year-old New Hampshire man has set a medical milestone after living more than nine months with a gene-edited pig kidney, doctors announced Monday. The experimental transplant, performed by surgeons at Mass General Brigham, lasted 271 days, the longest anyone has...
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FDA Approved Nonhormonal Med for Menopause
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new nonhormonal treatment to help women manage menopause symptoms such as hot flashes and night sweats. Elinzanetant (Lynkuet), a once-daily pill, is expected to be available within weeks. These uncomfortable symptoms...
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Eye Scans May Predict Heart Disease Risk
The eyes are the windows to the soul, the old saying goes. They also might serve as a window into a person's heart health, a new study adds. The tiny blood vessels in a person's eyes can be used to predict their risk of heart disease, as well as whether they're aging at an...
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Dr. Crandall: What to Learn From Kim Kardashian's Aneurysm
When Kim Kardashian revealed she has a "little aneurysm," the news immediately drew attention to a condition that, while rare, can be serious and even deadly. The reality star attributed her diagnosis to stress, prompting many to wonder: how common are brain aneurysms, and...
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AI Outperforms Experts in Detecting Glaucoma
Artificial intelligence (AI) might be able to help doctors make glaucoma screening widely available, a new study says. A trained AI program correctly identified patients with glaucoma 88% to 90% of the time, compared with 79% to 81% for human graders, researchers reported...
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Study: GI Problems Common in Menopause
Menopause is typically associated with hot flashes, night sweats and memory lapses - but new research suggests GI problems might be an overlooked issue that also occur with this change of life. A striking 94% out of nearly 600 U.K. women 44 to 73 reported digestive problems,...
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GLP-1 Drugs Effective Against Sleep Apnea
Weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Zepbound might help protect people from health risks related to sleep apnea, a new study says. Type 2 diabetes patients taking GLP-1 drugs were overall less likely to die within the next year, but those with sleep apnea did even better,...
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Bionic Chip Cures Age-Related Blindness
A revolutionary bionic microchip is restoring sight to people who have lost their vision due to age-related macular degeneration (AMD) - marking what experts call a "new era" in artificial vision. According to The Telegraph, more than 80% of patients fitted with the tiny,...
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Shingles Vax Lowers Risk for Heart Disease, Dementia
The shingles vaccine does more than just protect middle-aged folks and seniors against maddening rashes, a new study says. The vaccine also lowers their risk of heart disease, dementia and death, researchers reported in Atlanta Sunday at IDWeek, the joint annual meeting of...
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Strong Muscles May Protect Organs From Excess Fat
Stronger muscles might be able to ward off some of the organ damage associated with obesity. People with excess body fat who also had stronger handgrip strength were less likely to develop obesity-related heart, liver or kidney damage, researchers reported Oct. 15 in the...
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Living Alone May Be Toxic to the Brain
A new study on rats conducted by researchers at the University of Florida and Providence College found that living alone acted like a toxin in their aging brains, speeding up cognitive decline. The study involved 19 rats divided into two groups and tracked over 26 months -...
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Loneliness Linked to Lower Odds of Cancer Survival
Loneliness or social isolation might lower a cancer patient's odds of survival, according to a new evidence review. Cancer patients who feel lonely appear to have a higher risk of death, both from their malignancy and from other health problems, researchers reported Oct. 14...
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Sperm Mutations in Older Dads May Affect Offspring
The age of the father plays a role in pregnancy outcomes, with harmful genetic changes in sperm being substantially more common in older men, new research shows. Along with a steady build-up of random changes in DNA as men got older, the researchers also discovered the...
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Practice This Simple Skill to Boosts Longevity
A new study has revealed that verbal fluency may play a surprising role in longevity. By improving your verbal skills, you may also improve your lifespan. Verbal fluency refers to the ability to quickly and efficiently produce words in response to a specific prompt or...
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Training Service Dogs Boosts Longevity in Veterans
A groundbreaking study by researchers at Florida Atlantic University has found that working with service dogs can increase the lifespan of female veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Female veterans between the ages of 32 and 72 were randomly...
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How 5 Sleep Styles Affect Your Brain
A new study suggests there's more to sleep than how long you snooze each night. Your overall sleep pattern could shape your mood, brain function and even long-term health. Researchers from Concordia University in Montreal identified five distinct sleep profiles that may help...
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Dr. Small: Anxiety Often Misdiagnosed in Older Adults
Nearly 20% of adults in the U.S. have an anxiety disorder, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. Anxiety can affect people of all ages, but in adults age 65 and older, anxiety is often mistaken for physical problems, making diagnosis more challenging. Dr....
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Habits In 20s, 30s Affect Later Heart Attack Risk
The healthy habits people adopt and stick with in their 20s and 30s have a massive and direct impact on their risk of a heart attack or stroke decades later, a landmark study says. Young adults who fail to keep heart-healthy practices can see their risk of future heart...
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Foods That Boost Cognitive Function
As people age - especially after 60 - many experience a gradual decline in cognitive function due to both biological and lifestyle factors. Natural brain changes, such as reduced blood flow, loss of neurons, and decreased production of neurotransmitters, can affect memory,...
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Deaths From Accidents Related to Drug Use Rose 60%
More people are dying from accidents that occur while they're using drugs, a new study says. The death rate from unintentional injuries related to drug use rose nearly 60% between 2018 and 2023, researchers reported Tuesday at a meeting of the American College of Surgeons in...
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Your Mind is in its Prime at 60
New research suggests that the human brain reaches its peak performance between ages 50 and 60. A study published in the journal Intelligence analyzed data using what researchers call the Cognitive-Personality Functioning Index (CPFI) - a measure that tracks how...
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Dick Van Dyke Jokes About 100th Birthday: It'd Be Funny If I Didn't Make It
Actor and comedian Dick Van Dyke, 99, made light of his age while attending a charity event in Malibu, California, on Sunday with his wife, Arlene Silver. The couple appeared at the Vandy High Tea fundraiser...
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Scientists Reverse Alzheimer's Disease in Mice
In a groundbreaking study, scientists have successfully reversed Alzheimer's disease in mice by restoring the healthy function of the brain's natural defense system - the blood-brain barrier (BBB). Often called the brain's "gatekeeper," the BBB regulates what enters and...