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Health news • Apr 08

This simple springtime activity is surprisingly good for your brain

Gardening isn't just a hobby: It can challenge your brain and help reduce your stress levels, two factors that may help stave off cognitive decline.

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Health news • Apr 08

The Hamptons Has a Bird Flu Problem

This winter, hundreds of dead geese fell around Georgica Pond. No one knew how to dispose of the infected bodies, so a local landscaper just winged it.

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Health news • Apr 08

Researchers Say That Eating Mango With Avocado Offers Surprising Heart Benefits

A recent study explores how a simple dietary addition may influence cardiovascular function in individuals with prediabetes.

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Health news • Apr 08

Adults Who Never Married Have Higher Rates of Some Cancers

Adults who were never married had higher rates of several cancers, according to a new Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center study.

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Health news • Apr 08

What Really Happens at a Medicare Wellness Visit? An Expert Explains

Every year Medicare Part B users are allowed to get a Medicare Annual Wellness Visit (AWV)—a nonphysical check-up that allows them and their medical...

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Health news • Apr 08

Just how bad are generative AI chatbots for our mental health?

Generative AI chatbots are now used by more than 987 million people globally, including around 64 per cent of American teens, according to recent estimates.

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Health news • Apr 08

Mysterious Seafood Virus May Be Behind Emerging Eye Disease, Scientists Warn

A virus plaguing shrimp and other seafood might also be responsible for an emerging eye disease in people that can cause permanent blindness,...

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Health news • Apr 08

Why that menopausal fat really WON'T budge... and how hope IS at hand

This isn't simply 'stubborn fat' that won't budge. The distribution is specific, often leaving the upper body relatively slim while the lower body appears...

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Health news • Apr 08

The US might lose its measles elimination status. Here's what a researcher on vaccine hesitancy says

The U.S. is at risk of losing its measles elimination status. Since 2000, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has determined that the U.S. has...

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Health news • Apr 08

Your neighborhood may be aging you at the cellular level

"Our health is shaped not only by individual behaviors, but also by the environments we live in."

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Health news • Apr 08

AI uncovers hidden immune defenses inside bacteria

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have discovered thousands of new proteins that protect bacteria from virus attacks using an...

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Health news • Apr 08

Kids Who Have This One Specific Hobby Usually Become Smarter & More Successful, Says Study

Kids and most adults love to play video games and would play all day and night if their parents (and work schedule) let them. In fact, adults who play video...

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Health news • Apr 08

Weight-loss drugs: Who benefits most and why?

People who carry variations in two genes linked to appetite and digestion can lose more weight when taking drugs to treat obesity, research suggests.

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Health news • Apr 08

23andMe finds genetic changes appear to help predict response to GLP-1 drugs for weight loss

New research by the 23andMe Research Institute suggests genetic changes appear to help predict whether patients will lose substantial weight on GLP-1 drugs.

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Health news • Apr 08

DNA Helps Determine Weight-Loss Drug Success, Study Finds

Some lucky people respond better to weight-loss drugs than others. New research shows their genes are playing a role.

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Health news • Apr 08

How well GLP-1 weight loss drugs work may depend on your genetics

The weight you lose and the nausea you experience from GLP-1 drugs may be linked to common gene variants, but they can't fully explain why some people lose...

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Health news • Apr 08

Genes May Predict How Much You’ll Lose on a Weight-Loss Drug

Some people, frustratingly, don't lose as much weight as others on popular weight-loss drugs like Wegovy. A new study suggests the answer may be in their...

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Health news • Apr 08

Wildflower once used to treat wounds and sore throats shows promise in fighting dangerous superbugs

The root of tormentil was used in Irish folklore and European traditional medicine to treat wounds, sore throats, diarrhoea and gum disease.

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Health news • Apr 08

How your relationship status impacts your cancer risk: study

A sweeping new study compared people who are or have been married with those who've never tied the knot and found one group faces a much higher lifetime...

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Health news • Apr 08

Woman shares before and after of going 30 days without drinking alcohol

A woman who gave up alcohol for 30 days has unveiled the major changes being teetotal had on her face in before and after photographs.

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