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Children born by planned cesarean section are 21% more likely to develop acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), a childhood cancer, than those born vaginally, a new study finds. The research, conducted in Sweden, is consistent with previous studies that also found a link between pediatric ALL risk and C-sections. More recent research, including this latest study, has specifically connected the majority …

Healthy Lifestyle Can Help People at Risk for Dementia, Study Finds  The New York Times Trying to keep your brain young? A big new study finds these lifestyle changes help  NPR Worried about Alzheimer’s? Start walking, according to a new 10-year study  CNN Steadfast lifestyle changes seem best to improve cognitive decline  New Scientist New study shows how walking may delay Alzheimer’s progression  NBC News …

Exposure to a toxic metal as far back as childhood could raise the risk of developing dementia later in life, a first-of-its-kind study suggests. Researchers in Canada studied more than 600,000 older US adults who were exposed as children to high levels of lead, a toxic metal linked to autism, infertility and cancer. They found people who grew up in …

New research from Oregon Health & Science University suggests that long-term effects of COVID-19 may be far more common and slower to appear than previously believed. In a study published last week in PLOS Pathogens, scientists tracked a group of rhesus macaques infected with the delta variant of the coronavirus. The animals, all unvaccinated and previously unexposed to the virus, …

Living Near Water Could Shorten Your Life? Here’s What Makes The Difference  Study Finds Source link

A big new study finds that diet, exercise and other lifestyle changes can significantly enhance the health of aging brains. J Studios/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption J Studios/Getty Images Scientists have unveiled the strongest evidence yet that a combination of diet, exercise, and brain training can improve thinking and memory in older Americans. A study of more than 2,100 …

Man-made risks such as nuclear war or lab-created viruses are most likely to bring about the end of the world as we know it, according to author Tom Ough, who has written a new book about threats to humanity’s existence   In 1900, a complex, geared contraption was rescued from an Ancient Greek shipwreck. The Antikythera Mechanism, as it was …

Phyllis Jones wakes up every morning to work up a sweat in countries all over the world, “and even sometimes on the moon,” she said, thanks to her favorite workout gadget, a virtual reality headset. Her focus on exercise is light-years away from where Jones, 66, of Aurora, Illinois, was just a few years ago. She had prediabetes, and her …

Dementia Study Shows Lifestyle Change, Even After 60, Cuts Risks  Bloomberg A Healthy Lifestyle Can Help Your Brain, Large Study Finds  The New York Times Worried about Alzheimer’s? Start walking, according to a new 10-year study  CNN Trying to keep your brain young? A big new study finds these lifestyle changes help  NPR Dementia risk may be lowered with goal-oriented, group-focused lifestyle programs, new …

Facebook Tweet Email Link You can actually die of a broken heart after the death of a loved one, especially if the grief is overwhelming, new research shows. Bereaved relatives who experienced “high levels” of grief symptoms were more likely to die in the 10 years following their bereavement than those who experienced “low levels” of grief, a study published …