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Reducing cholesterol levels might not just be good for your heart; they might also be effective at reducing your risk of dementia, according to a comprehensive meta-analysis involving close to a million participants. The results imply that medications commonly taken to reduce cholesterol levels, including statins and ezetimibe, may also have benefits for our cognitive health. Led by researchers from …

Scientists that won an infamous 2024 IgNobel Prize for “discovering that many mammals are capable of breathing through their anus” may indeed have the last laugh. They’ve now completed a successful human trial testing the safety and tolerability of enteral ventilation, a technique that gets oxygen into the body via an unconventional route. Japanese and US researchers, led by the …

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Forget colorful leaves. Any caregiver knows that the real signs of fall are kids with coughs, sneezes and sniffles. Autumn marks the start of respiratory virus season, when colds, flu and other bugs start circulating — especially among the very young. A recent study confirmed what many families intuitively know: The littlest students harbor the most germs. Children in pre-kindergarten …

Are you counting sheep as you lie in bed, super exhausted, yawning, but for some reason, sleep continues to evade you? You toss and turn, checking how much time you have left before the morning alarm rings. It may feel ironic that despite being worn out, your mind is anything but that, buzzing and rather frustrated with the inability to …

Social media and lifestyle magazines have turned gluten – a protein in wheat, rye and barley – into a dietary villain. Athletes and celebrities have promoted gluten-free eating as the secret to better health and performance. But our review in The Lancet published today challenges that idea. By examining decades of research, we found that for most people who think …

Animal models All animals used in this study were handled in accordance with protocols approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees (IACUC) at the University of California San Francisco. All protocols were conducted in accordance with guidelines from the National Institutes of Health Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals. Wild-type C57Bl6/J (Stock:000664) transgenic mice were …

Keeping your mouth healthy may help keep your heart and brain healthy too, according to new research. In a study published Wednesday in Neurology Open Access, researchers found adults with gum disease may be more likely to have signs of damage to the brain’s white matter than people without gum disease. “Gum disease is associated with a higher chance of …

Infrared saunas have become incredibly popular, even though they aren’t really saunas at all. To the untrained eye, they basically look the same as what you’d expect a sauna to look like—wood paneling, benches, some guy who just had to bring his phone inside—and both actually share a bunch of the same health benefits. But why does every gym, wellness …

This nation has the fastest rising rate of cancer cases — and deaths — in the world  NPR Global study finds cancer rates in Lebanon are soaring faster than anywhere else  NPR Source link