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The Body Can Sense Death – And It All Starts With The Nose
Death remains one of life’s biggest mysteries, but new research reveals that our bodies might detect it before our minds do.Through scent and instinct, our subconscious reacts to...
Dietary Habits
Top 10 foods rich in lithium – and why this overlooked mineral matters for your brain
Lithium is best known as a psychiatric treatment, but in tiny amounts it’s naturally present in what we eat and drink. New research suggests this trace element could support...
Diseases
One extra year in school could change your dementia risk
The twist is who seems to have gained the most, and it is not the group most people would expect.
Mental Well-being
Scientists find that one extra daily serving of fruit is linked to a 13% lower depression risk
Researchers tracked thousands of high schoolers through adolescence and spotted the same small daily difference showing up for two mood problems.
Diseases
Your Alzheimer’s blood test could be wrong: Here’s what scientists found
Current blood tests can light up for the wrong reasons, and researchers say one extra step may finally close that gap.
Body
When Is Blood Pressure Too High? The Key Numbers Explained
For many, it's just a number that comes up during the annual check-up, but few know when that number actually means it's time to take action.
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Vitamins and Supplements
These common vegetables contain surprisingly high amounts of potassium
Bananas are known for their high potassium content, but several vegetables actually contain even more of this essential...
Diseases
Taking blood pressure pills? This common mistake could cost you the benefits
The pills do their job, but a very ordinary habit slowly chips away at the protection they offer.
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Your tap water may contain twice as many forever chemicals as reported
A fresh look at nearly two million water samples suggests the numbers on your utility report may not tell the whole story.
Diseases
What the color of your stool can reveal about your liver and gut health
The color your body produces every day carries quiet clues about your liver, gallbladder and gut, but only some shifts are urgent.
Nutrition
How eating spinach every day may affect your blood pressure and muscle strength
The green on your plate carries a quiet chemistry your blood vessels seem to notice within hours.
Diseases
Breast cancer changes lives forever: Here is the expert’s most important advice
Despite widespread awareness of breast cancer, many patients continue...
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Eating just one Brazil nut a day may have surprising effects on your body
One Brazil nut can provide more selenium than your body needs in a day, supporting thyroid function and potentially benefiting cholesterol levels.
Up to 52% of sleep apnea patients reached mild or normal breathing with new drug
For the millions who sleep strapped to a CPAP machine, a weekly injection now in trials may change the picture.
New research reveals who may benefit from aspirin against dementia
Your genes may determine whether the pill helps or hurts, and the gap between the two outcomes is surprisingly wide.
The sleep gummies millions take every night may quietly be making insomnia harder to treat
Most people reaching for a nightly gummy assume plant-based means worry-free, but new research raises a question they may not have considered.
Latest Articles
Cervical cancer is almost fully preventable, yet two in three women have never been screened
A simple test can spot warning signs years before cancer appears, so why do so many women never get one?
One in five babies missed their first measles shot, and cases climbed 40%
The vaccination slide hit four continents at once, and the US is now feeling it harder than in decades.
Eli Lilly’s next shot after Ozempic hit about 60 pounds in people with diabetes
The new Eli Lilly drug just posted its biggest numbers yet, and some doctors are already comparing the results to the operating room.
7 common supplements to avoid if you take warfarin or a blood thinner
Some are in nearly every kitchen cabinet, and your doctor may have no idea you take them.
How much should you be able to deadlift? Strength norms by age and sex
A huge new look at nearly a million powerlifting attempts puts a real number on your pull at every age.
8 warning signs of ovarian cancer most women mistake for something else
The earliest clues often look like a cranky stomach or a bladder having a bad week, which is exactly how they slip past women and their doctors.
7 everyday foods that may gradually raise your risk of type 2 diabetes
They are not the chips and candy you would expect, and most of them are probably sitting in your kitchen right now.
7 everyday foods that may help your body maintain healthy testosterone
Three ordinary nutrients do most of the hormonal work for men, and your grocery cart almost certainly carries them.
A once-weekly menopause patch just got a lot cheaper to access
The weekly patch tackles two of menopause's toughest problems at once, and the long-standing price gap may finally start to close for millions of women.