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Omega fatty acids, found in certain fish or taken as a supplement, could potentially help ward off Alzheimer’s disease in women, a new study suggests. Researchers discovered that lipids, fat molecules in the body, are different in women with Alzheimer’s compared to those without. Their findings, published in Alzheimer’s and Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association, revealed a noticeable …

Omega-3 may help to protect women from Alzheimer’s disease  The Times Women with Alzheimer’s have unusually low omega fatty acid levels, study finds  The Guardian The popular supplement that could protect women from Alzheimer’s disease  The Independent Omega fatty acids could protect women against Alzheimer’s, research suggests  Medical Xpress Fish oil could ward off Alzheimer’s in women  The Telegraph Source link

A supplement already taken by thousands, which costs less than 10p a pill, could help ward of Alzheimer’s disease in women, promising new research has suggested.  British researchers found that omega fatty acids—often found in fish such as salmon or mackerel or available as supplements—could reduce the risk of developing dementia. In the first-of-its-kind study, they looked at the fat molecules in …

COVID-19 can cause a patient’s blood vessels to age around 5 years, and this phenomenon is seen most strongly in women, according to findings published yesterday in the European Heart Journal. The study describes how even mild COVID-19 can accelerate cardiac aging.  The study included 2,390 participants from 16 different countries who were recruited from 2020 to 2022. The participants …

There’s a reason why stereotypes are formed. Picture this: you’re watching a commercial that’s either supposed to raise awareness about heart disease or is made to promote a medication to remedy the same. When they show you a heart attack, it’s often the crushing chest pain that’s in focus.Similarly, when we think of a heart attack, we picture sudden and …

You’ve likely heard of ‘Ozempic face’, ‘Ozempic tongue’, ‘Ozempic feet’, and ‘Ozempic hands’. Here’s a new addition: Ozempic vulva.Making its turn around the social media frequently now, Ozempic vulva isn’t a medical diagnosis; rather, it’s a label coined by women noticing unexpected changes in their vulva or vaginal area after using Ozempic or similar GLP-1 weight-loss drugs.Ozempic is a widely …

Experts have weighed in on ‘Ozempic vulva’, as women share their experience of the little-known side effect. GLP-1 and GIP receptor agonist medications such as Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro (of which the latter two are licensed for weight management on the NHS) have exploded in usage over the past year, as more and more people turn to the drugs for …

For women with hair loss, there are more treatment options than ever before — and more ways to access them, as anyone scrolling social media has likely seen firsthand. But it can be confusing. AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: For women with hair loss, there are more treatment options than ever before, and more ways to access them, as anyone scrolling social …

Melissa McClure’s husband asked if it was a midlife crisis. No she told him: “I’m wide awake to the possibility of what my life can be and it doesn’t include you.” McClure wasn’t sleeping well. She had hot flashes. Her husband’s loud chewing sent her into a rage. His negative attitude bothered her and she no longer felt appreciated as …

When OpenAI unveiled the latest upgrade to its groundbreaking artificial intelligence model ChatGPT last week, Jane felt like she had lost a loved one. Jane, who asked to be referred to by an alias, is among a small but growing group of women who say they have an AI “boyfriend”. After spending the past five months getting to know GPT-4o, …