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The Best Exercise for Your Personality Type
A new study reveals how your personality type determines which exercise programs may yield the best results for you. According to TODAY, acknowledging your personality traits can help steer you to choosing the right workout. "Our personalities are largely dictated by how our...
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Lead Exposure Can Harm Kids' Memory
Even low levels of lead exposure can harm kids' working memory, potentially affecting their education and development, according to a new study. Exposure to lead in the womb or during early childhood appears to increase kids' risk of memory decay, accelerating the rate at...
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Antidepressant Withdrawal Not as Severe as Thought
People typically don't suffer severe withdrawal symptoms or fall into depression immediately after they stop taking antidepressants, a new evidence review says. There had been concerns that people who quit antidepressants would suddenly fall prey to depression or develop...
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Popular Chronic Pain Medication Linked to Dementia
A drug used to treat seizures, nerve pain and restless leg syndrome might be linked with increased risk of dementia, a new study says. Regular gabapentin use appeared to increase risk of dementia by 29% and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) by 85%, researchers reported July 10...
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Air Pollution Linked to Common Brain Tumors
Folks who breathe in more air pollution have a higher risk of developing a common non-cancerous brain tumor, a new study says. Several different types of air pollutants, including particle pollution and nitrogen dioxide, appear to increase risk of meningiomas - tumors that...
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Optimism May Improve Asthma Symptoms
Want your asthma to improve? Cultivate a positive outlook, researchers say. An asthma patient's level of optimism or pessimism can influence how their symptoms progress, a new study says. People who expect their asthma and health to get worse wind up reporting more symptoms...
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Study: Virus Might Trigger Parkinson's Disease
A common virus once thought harmless to humans might be linked to Parkinson's disease, a new study says. The germ, Human Pegivirus (HPgV), was found in half the autopsied brains of patients with Parkinson's, but not in any brains from healthy people, researchers reported...
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FDA Approves Gradual Dosing for Alzheimer's Drug
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved changing the prescribing information for Eli Lilly's Alzheimer's drug Kisunla to allow more gradual dosing to lower the risk of a potentially dangerous type of brain swelling, the company said on Wednesday. Kisunla, given as a...
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The Best Food for Boosting Brain Health
A lowly tin of sardines may be the secret to boosting brain power. Experts agree foods that contain healthy fats, antioxidants, vitamins and minerals that nourish the brain should be at the top of our shopping list. According to TODAY, fatty fish are stellar brain-boosting...
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Which is Better for Sleep: Melatonin or Magnesium?
According to health experts, an estimated 50 to 70 million Americans suffer from sleep deprivation or sleep disorders. According to University of California Davis Health, getting enough sleep can play an important role in your weight, emotional wellbeing, blood pressure,...
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US Kids Have Become Unhealthier Over Past 17 Years
The health of U.S. children has deteriorated over the past 17 years, with kids today more likely to have obesity, chronic diseases and mental health problems like depression, a new study says. Much of what researchers found was already known, but the study paints a...
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Mild Electric Brain Stimulation Boosts Math Ability
Struggle with math? A gentle jolt to the brain might help. A new study published Tuesday in PLOS Biology suggests that mild electrical stimulation can boost arithmetic performance - and offers fresh insight into the brain mechanisms behind mathematical ability, along with a...
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Medicaid, Medicare Addiction Coverage Not Adequate
Opioid addicts covered by Medicare and Medicaid are less likely to receive the mental health and substance use treatment that they need, a new study says. Addicts with public insurance receive more than twice as many sessions if their therapy is also covered by other...
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Loss of Grip Strength May Be Early Sign of Psychosis
"Get a grip" might be a truer saying for holding onto sanity than previously thought, a new study says. A loss of grip strength might be an early sign of psychosis, researchers report in the American Journal of Psychiatry. People recently diagnosed with psychosis have weaker...
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Turning Your ADHD Into a Strength at Work
Jeremy Didier had taken her son to a psychologist for a possible ADHD evaluation when she spotted an article about women with the condition. As she read it in the waiting room, she thought to herself: They're describing me. "Lots of risk-taking, lots of very impulsive...
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Study: Heading A Soccer Ball Alters Brain Chemistry
Heading the ball can be a dramatic, game-changing play during a soccer match. Unfortunately, soccer players pay a price every time they make this move, a new study argues. Bouncing a soccer ball off your head disrupts a person's brain even if it doesn't result in a...
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CDC: Vaccines With Thimerosal Not Linked to Autism
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in a report said that evidence does not support a link between thimerosal-containing vaccines and autism, ahead of a two-day meeting of experts scheduled for later this week. The report, along with the meeting's final...
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Virtual Reality Might Aid Stroke Recovery
Virtual reality (VR) training might help stroke survivors regain their arm movement, a new evidence review says. The results indicate that VR could be a promising tool to boost rehab efforts, mainly by increasing the amount of therapy patients receive, researchers...
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Stay Safe When Cooking With Aluminum Foil
Aluminum foil is a mainstay in most kitchens. While most of us can't remember a time before using this staple for storing or cooking foods, the origins of aluminum foil are interesting. Before aluminum foil, people used tin that was hammered into sheets in the mid-19th...
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Gene Editing Could Eliminate Down Syndrome
A cutting-edge gene editing tool may eliminate the extra copy of chromosome 21 that's responsible for Down syndrome, a condition that affects one in 700 newborns in America. Japanese scientists successfully cut the surplus chromosome using the DNA-modifying technique called...
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Nightmares Triple Risk for Premature Death
"Scared to death" might not be just a saying, as far as nightmares are concerned. People who have frequent nightmares appear to have a tripled risk of premature death, according to a new study presented at the European Academy of Neurology's (EAN) annual meeting.Those folks...
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Diabetes Blood Test Predicts Alzheimer's Decline
A common blood test can flag early Alzheimer's disease patients who are four times more likely to experience rapid brain decline, a new study says. The test - the triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index -assesses a person's level of insulin resistance and can estimate their risk of...
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Texas Gov. Abbott Vetoes Ban on All THC Products
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed a bill Sunday to ban all THC consumables, allowing the booming market flush with THC-infused vapes, gummies, and other products to continue to be sold across the state.
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Dr. Crandall: Strong Heart Will Lead to Sharp Mind
A protein called amyloid might be a common thread between cardiovascular disease and Alzheimer's. Cardiovascular disease is one of the leading causes of illness and death in aging U.S. adults. Alzheimer's affects about 1 in 9 Americans age 65 and older.
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Cancer Drug May Stop Parkinson's Progression
Researchers have discovered that a drug already approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat cancer may hold the key to successfully combatting Parkinson's disease. This is welcome news as Parkinson's disease cases are expected to rise by 60% in the U.S.,...