TUESDAY, Sept. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — There’s an easy way to reduce your risk for dementia, heart disease and cancer: Start walking. Getting in those recommended 10,000 steps a day makes a real difference, new research affirms, but even fewer will pay big dividends. No matter how many youContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Sept. 13, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Getting ready for her annual meeting with members of Congress to seek more funding for Alzheimer’s disease research, Ann Walters Tillery needed strong Wi-Fi for the video meeting. She had been working from home earlier that day but decided to goContinue Reading
MONDAY, Sept. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Gum disease has far-reaching effects and may increase your odds of developing dementia, a new study suggests. In a review of 47 previously published studies, researchers in Finland found that tooth loss, deep pockets around teeth in the gums, or bone loss inContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Sept. 9, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Beth Bonness talked into the mirror as her hairstylist, standing behind her, applied reddish highlights to her brown shoulder-length hair. They’d known each other for years, and Bonness was relaying a funny story from a trip to Rome. Suddenly, the stylistContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Sept. 9, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — People who live in large urban areas may be less likely to take prescribed medications for high blood pressure and less likely to have a primary care provider than those living in smaller rural communities, new research suggests. The findings alsoContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Sept. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Artificial sweeteners are a popular way to try to keep slim, but French researchers suggest they may also increase your risk for a heart attack or stroke. The finding stems from tracking heart health among more than 103,000 men and women in FranceContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — As flu season approaches, a new study is pointing to a possible bonus from vaccination: a lower risk of stroke. Researchers in Spain found that among nearly 86,000 middle-aged and older adults, those who got their annual flu shot were less likely toContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 8, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Explaining her research, Maria Balhara sounds like a typical scientist: She had a hypothesis. She recruited participants to evaluate. She analyzed the data. Soon, she’ll present her work at major scientific conferences. This might be routine stuff for a professor orContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 7, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Gay and bisexual men and women appear less likely to take prescribed medications for high blood pressure than their straight peers, and the gap has been widening in recent years, according to preliminary new research. “We expected the gap to beContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Sept. 6, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — For more than a decade, the cloud of vaping has encompassed more and more kids in the United States. Now, with a new school year underway, educators and health experts are building on recent progress as they enter the latest roundContinue Reading