(Sci Tech Daily) — A common and widely used chemical may be fueling the rise of the world’s fastest-growing brain condition – Parkinson’s disease. For the past 100 years, trichloroethylene (TCE) has been used to decaffeinate coffee, degrease metal, and dry clean clothes. It contaminates the Marine Corps base Camp Lejeune, …
(Mathew Phelan/ Daly Mail) — It might sound counterintuitive, but scientists say one key to living beyond 100 is plenty of experience fighting off infections.
Researchers who studied the DNA of seven centenarians found they all shared one thing in common — they’d fought lots of bugs and viruses.
Their subjects had …
(Hailey Weiss/ TIME Magazine) — For people who want to prevent pregnancy, birth-control drugs come with an obvious reward. They also come with some small risks—including, for some forms, a slightly increased risk of breast cancer.
This has long been known about the most popular type: combined hormonal birth control, …
(Meagan Gill/ CTV News) — A team of researchers out of the University of British Columbia and BC Cancer has developed an artificial intelligence tool to better predict a cancer patient’s survival rate by reading their doctor’s notes.
In a news release Thursday, UBC said this new model helps predict survival …
(Sandee LaMotte/ CNN News) — A sugar replacement called erythritol – used to add bulk or sweeten stevia, monkfruit and keto reduced-sugar products – has been linked to blood clotting, stroke, heart attack and death, according to a new study.
“The degree of risk was not modest,” said lead study author Dr. Stanley …
(Lacey Muinos/ Livestrong) — Iced, hot, decaf, espresso — however you prefer yours, coffee is a daily ritual for many. But while you may love the caffeine, coffee doesn’t just provide your morning jolt of energy or afternoon pick-me-up. It also offers potential health benefits, many of which are related to longevity.
(Jean-Benoit Legault/ CTV News) — Yoga appears to reduce blood pressure more effectively than simple stretching when combined with a regular physical activity program, a three-month pilot study involving a Quebec City researcher shows.
The addition of yoga lowered systolic pressure, reduced resting heart rate and …
(France 24.com) — Chilly weather and colds often go hand in hand. Reasons for this include people gather inside more in winter, and viruses survive better in low-humidity indoor air. But there has been less certainty about whether lower temperatures actually impair human immunity and, if so, how.
Now, a new study published …
(Annie Lennon/ Medical News Today) — Around 6.5 million Americans aged 65 years and older have Alzheimer’s disease, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. By 2050, they estimate this figure may reach 12.7 million.
Preventative strategies are key for tackling the condition. Diet is often considered a promising preventive …
(Madeline Holcombe/ CNN News) — Health care professionals may now have a way to identify possible eating disorder cases a year before they would have been diagnosed, allowing patients to receive support much sooner, according to a new study.
Researchers analyzed provincial health data from Ontario, Canada, for people …