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We’re constantly being reminded by news articles and social media posts that we should be getting more sleep. You probably don’t need to hear it again – not sleeping enough is bad for your brain, heart and overall health, not to mention your skin and sex drive. But what about sleeping “too much”? Recent reports that sleeping more than nine …

Summary: While grief is a natural part of loss, some people experience persistently high levels that can have long-term health consequences. A decade-long study in Denmark found that individuals with intense, prolonged grief symptoms had significantly higher rates of healthcare use and were nearly twice as likely to die within 10 years. These individuals were more likely to receive mental …

Surrogates have a greater chance of being newly diagnosed with a mental illness during and after pregnancy than women who carry their own offspring, researchers have found. In addition, regardless of how they conceived, women with a previous record of mental illness were found to have a higher risk of being diagnosed with such conditions during and after pregnancy than …

As folks grow older, many health fears come to mind. But one in particular tends to really worry folks. “One of the most consuming fears of older adults [is] that they might lose their memory and become a burden to others,” said Dr. James Ellison, a psychiatrist at Jefferson Health in Philadelphia. The specific type of memory loss that’s a …

Exposure to certain forms of air pollution is linked to an increased risk of developing dementia, according to the most comprehensive study of its kind. The illness is estimated to affect about 57 million people worldwide, with the number expected to increase to at least 150m cases by 2050. The report, which was produced by researchers at the Medical Research …

NEW YORK (AP) — About 3.6 million hoses are under recall across the U.S. because hundreds have burst while being used, resulting in at least 29 injuries, including reports of temporarily impaired hearing. The recall covers a range of HydroTech-branded, 5/8-inch “Expandable Burst-Proof Hoses” that were sold at major retailers — including, Amazon, Walmart, Home Depot and Target — for …

When you think of the most common gynecological cancer, you probably don’t think of uterine cancer, but this cancer type is more commonly diagnosed than other gynecological cancers such as ovarian and cervical. There were nearly 70,000 cases of uterine cancer in 2024, according to the National Cancer Institute. Uterine cancer involves cancer of what many folks think of as …

Eating eggs weekly may lower Alzheimer’s risk by nearly 50%: Study  NewsNation Eating eggs weekly may lower Alzheimer’s risk by nearly 50 percent: Study  The Hill Nutrient found in eggs helps lower the risk of developing Alzheimer’s, research shows  The Independent Top brain specialist says THIS is the best snack to boost brain function and memory  Times of India Alzheimer’s: Eating eggs linked to …

Getty Images The researchers hope their findings could shape future public health guidelines Walking 7,000 steps a day can be enough to boost your brainpower and help protect against a range of different diseases, a major study suggests. It may be a more realistic target than 10,000 steps, which is often seen as the benchmark to reach. The research, published …

Women on a widely–used contraceptive jab are three–and–a–half times more likely to suffer a potentially–fatal brain tumour, a study shows. It’s the third major investigation in just over a year to show the jab raises the risk of a meningioma, the most common type of tumour in the brain, in those on it for 12 months or more. Around 10,000 …