A test of dark chocolate found traces of lead and cadmium. Do you need to give it up?
(Stephanie Dubois/ CBC News) — For years, dark chocolate has been touted as good for you, in moderation.
Research has shown that there can be benefits for your heart, cholesterol levels and blood pressure.
Those are all still true, but a report published in December looking …
‘Big step forward’: New lab tests may accelerate Parkinson’s diagnosis and research
(Brenda Goodman/ CNN Health) — A lab test that can tell doctors if someone has Parkinson’s disease is a long-sought goal of researchers.
Doctors currently diagnose the progressive condition by looking for telltale physical symptoms: tremors, a halting gait, stiffness or trouble balancing. About 90,000 Americans are …
Hydration associated with a significantly lower risk of developing chronic diseases
(Kristen Rodgers/ CNN News) — You may know that being adequately hydrated is important for day-to-day bodily functions such as regulating temperature and maintaining skin health.
But drinking enough water is also associated with a significantly lower risk of developing chronic diseases, a lower risk …
Common cleaning chemical linked to 500% increased risk of Parkinson’s disease
(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, …
Non-drug interventions for Alzheimer’s disease result in better quality of life & save money
(Emily Henderson/ News Medical Net) — While new drugs to treat Alzheimer’s disease tend to receive the most public attention, many well-researched ways to care for people with dementia don’t involve medication. A new evaluation compared the cost-effectiveness of four non-drug interventions to the usual …
These food groups support gut health. Are they part of your diet?
(Sara Moniuszko/ Yahoo News) — Our understanding of the importance of gut health is growing, from knowing how to check in on our gut health to eating a healthy diet to support our gut microbiome. But what exactly should be included in that diet?
“The answer is very simple on a general level. … …
What’s the difference between good stress and bad stress?
(Mira Miller/ Very Well Health) — Stress is an inevitable part of life, but it’s not always negative.
It’s challenging to pinpoint concrete causes of good or bad stress because one person’s trigger for good stress is another person’s trigger for bad stress, according to Russ Morfitt, PhD, a clinical psychologist and co-founder …
Scientists who study centenarians say they’ve found another key to living beyond 100
(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 …
Obese? This may be the reason your neighbour is healthier than you
(Jiya Saini/ Revyuh) — Genetic elements may account for 50-75% of the differences in body mass index (BMI) within the population.
A group of researchers from Université Laval and the Quebec Heart and Lung Institute Research Centre examined the genomes of over 800,000 individuals of European ancestry, pinpointing 60 …