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Brain aging may have sped up during the pandemic, even in people who didn’t get sick from Covid, a new study suggests. Using brain scans from a very large database, British researchers determined that during the pandemic years of 2021 and 2022, people’s brains showed signs of aging, including shrinkage, according to the report published in Nature Communications. People who …

Emiliano Slesaransky, 17, joined Santa Monica High School’s football team as a freshman and — at the urging of coaches and teammates— started hitting the gym whenever possible: in the morning, after school and on the weekends. The people he met there would share their strategies for bulking up. “They would take protein powders, other supplements like some people I …

People with hypothyroidism show significantly higher levels of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) and key bacterial distinctions than those without the thyroid condition, according to results of a study.  “[The research] supports the idea that improving gut health could have far-reaching effects beyond digestion, possibly even helping to prevent autoimmune diseases, such as Hashimoto thyroiditis,” said senior author Ruchi Mathur, …

This article is published in collaboration with The Sick Times, an online publication covering long Covid. The clinical trial changed Shayna Bhalla’s life. After years with long Covid — debilitated by fatigue, headaches, and neurological issues — her symptoms dramatically receded. While not fully back to her pre-Covid-19 baseline, she was able to resume university classes and other daily activities. …

Two people were bitten by a possibly rabid raccoon in Westfield, health officials said. The raccoon attacked the people in the 400 block of First Avenue and in the 700 block of Scotch Plains Avenue, officials in the Union County township said. Local officials did not immediately provide any additional information about the incidents or when they happened. The attacks …

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Choosing the right breakfast can help support healthy blood pressure. The best cereals are high in fiber and low in added sugar, salt and saturated fat. For added nutrition, try adding fruit on top of your cereal, like berries and bananas. Your breakfast choices can have a real impact on your blood pressure. Too much sodium, sugar and saturated fat …

A woman has revealed that she was left fighting for her life and is now permanently disabled after developing a UTI. Talia Smith, 45, from Norwood, Massachusetts, described herself as ‘a very healthy person’ up until April 2021, when a urinary tract infection completely derailed her life. Talia was prescribed what she believed was a common and perfectly safe antibiotic often …

World Health Organization raises concern about spread of mosquito-borne Chikungunya virus  Reuters WHO Warns Of Global Risk Of Mosquito-borne Chikungunya Outbreaks  Health Policy Watch WHO Sounds Alarm On Risk Of Chikungunya Epidemic  Channels Television WHO warns against surge of chikungunya disease, calls for urgent action  Anadolu Ajansı WHO warns of global chikungunya comeback amid surging 2025 outbreaks  Firstpost Source link

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