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We can all agree that nightmares aren’t pleasant. They disrupt our sleep, leave us feeling off in the morning, and, in the case of night terrors, can even impact our mental health. Even scarier, researchers recently found evidence that adults who have nightmares every week are almost three times more likely to die before age 75 than those who rarely …

 There’s nothing like summer in New York City. The birds in Central Park, the kids laughing in the spray of water from open fire hydrants, the $20 sandwich you got at the good deli to eat on a picnic blanket along the waterfront. It’s also hotter than the inside of a dog’s mouth. I don’t want to be dramatic, but I …

We’ve all heard that ‘an apple a day keeps the doctor away’—and now a new study has found that the same can be said of potatoes, too.  Researchers found that eating a diet rich in copper can help the body stave off dementia, and the mineral is naturally found in the patchy light brown skins of the pantry stalwart, which …

The most common chronic health conditions While the prevalence of chronic conditions can vary with age, many of the same health issues commonly affect adults over 50. For example, the Preventing Chronic Disease report found that the most frequently reported conditions for adults in midlife (ages 35 to 64) were obesity (37 percent), high cholesterol (37 percent), and high blood …

Summary: A large U.S. medical records study has found that adults prescribed gabapentin six or more times for chronic low back pain face significantly higher risks of dementia (29%) and mild cognitive impairment (85%) within 10 years. The risks were especially pronounced in younger adults aged 35–64, where rates of cognitive decline more than doubled or tripled compared to those …

A common vegetable may counteract brain changes linked to obesity  PsyPost Source link

A 51-year-old man showed up at a hospital in Germany looking as though he was wasting away, with swelling and tenderness in his ankles and knees. Then, his heart stopped. Doctors were able to resuscitate him. Then, they got to work trying to figure out what was wrong. The man told them that for three months he had been suffering …