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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...
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.
Nutrition
Beans and lentils may be your best tool for blood sugar control
Beans, lentils and chickpeas were tied to smaller blood sugar spikes after meals.
Nutrition
Most packaged toddler foods are ultra-processed – half miss nutrition limits
A new audit of nearly 2,800 packaged toddler foods found most were ultra-processed.
Diseases
These common conditions may predict Alzheimer’s up to 10 years before symptoms
Common problems like high blood pressure and poor sleep may signal risk long before memory slips.
Body
Why Am I Always Thirsty? Hidden Reasons Your Body Is Trying to Tell You
We all feel thirsty from time to time — after exercise, on hot days, or when we've skipped a few glasses of water.But if you're constantly reaching for...
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Check your freezer: A dairy-free frozen dessert has been recalled twice for the same reason.
The same dairy-free frozen dessert has now been recalled twice in nine months over stones.
Dietary Habits
What can happen to your body when you eat garlic every day
Eating garlic every day may affect everything from your heart and gut to your brain, but more is...
Nutrition
Changing your diet may reduce your biological age in just 4 weeks
A new trial found measurable changes in older adults after four weeks.
Tips for a Long Life
5 healthy diets each add years to your life, even if your genes work against you
A study of more than 100,000 adults finds five well-known eating patterns each buy real extra years.
Diseases
Researchers warn of misleading social media posts about Alzheimer’s blood tests
A new study shows how Alzheimer’s disease is portrayed on social media and highlights important information that is often missing.
Vitamins and Supplements
FDA warns consumers to stop using these weight loss supplements immediately
Products marketed as tejocote root or Brazil seed actually contain a plant that can stop the heart.
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Hairdressers reveal: How often you should wash your hair
Washing your hair is a regular part of everyday...
The air you breathe may raise your risk of suicidal thoughts
A review of 45 studies points to fine particles and nitrogen dioxide as risk factors.
A short course of immunotherapy before surgery kept bowel cancer from returning
A UK trial swapped standard chemotherapy for a short course of pembrolizumab, and none of the 32 patients has relapsed.
A new scan could help millions of men avoid an unnecessary prostate biopsy
The scan found 91 percent of dangerous tumors and correctly cleared most men who didn't need a biopsy at all.
Latest Articles
8 warning signs you may be low in vitamin A, and what it does to your body
Rare in most Americans, but common in specific groups, and the early clues are easy to miss.
A nightly melatonin pill may help repair the DNA damage night shift work causes
A small randomized trial found a measurable repair benefit during daytime sleep.
How much air should your lungs hold? The benchmarks by age and sex
Your lung capacity quietly tracks how long you may live.
A blood test may now predict your Alzheimer’s risk a full decade before symptoms
A JAMA study says elevated blood p-tau217 flags Alzheimer's risk years before symptoms.
A daily vitamin D supplement may cut your risk of autoimmune disease by over 20%
A five-year trial in 25,871 adults offers the strongest evidence yet.
Combining cardio and strength training could cut your diabetes risk by half
A nine-year study of more than 8,000 midlife adults ties the pairing to a big drop in chronic disease risk.
Your cholesterol levels by age: what’s normal for LDL, HDL and more
The numbers your doctor writes on that lab slip finally make sense.
FDA: 25 weight-loss supplements sold as tejocote root contain a toxic plant that can stop your heart
A single seed of the plant is thought to carry the punch of 100 digoxin heart pills.
How eating sweet potatoes every day may affect your blood sugar, gut and immunity
One cup delivers more than twice a day's vitamin A and nearly half a day's vitamin C.