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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
Normal eGFR levels by age: what your kidney function number means for you
The eGFR line on your blood panel is your main kidney score, and most people never learn to read it.
Diseases
9 early warning signs of type 2 diabetes most people mistake for aging
The symptoms build over years and look a lot like ordinary aging or stress.
Nutrition
How eating broccoli every day may affect your gut, heart and cancer risk
The evidence for a familiar green vegetable is more specific than most people realize.
Vitamins and Supplements
How eating ginger every day can affect your blood pressure and joints
A new NIH-listed meta-analysis puts a number on the daily-ginger habit.
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Diseases
Your Long COVID may be quietly raising your heart and kidney risk
A new analysis of 2.6 million COVID cases finds younger adults face outsized relative risks.
Diseases
8 warning signs of low blood pressure and when it becomes dangerous
Hypotension gets far less attention than its high-pressure twin, and that is exactly why it slips past.
Diseases
Creatinine levels by age and sex: what your blood test number means
The lab number most people see first tells only half the kidney story.
Vitamins and Supplements
How eating ginger every day can affect your blood pressure and joints
A new NIH-listed meta-analysis puts a number on the daily-ginger habit.
Diseases
GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic may now be an option for a group of patients long left out
The 2026 American Diabetes Association guidance opens GLP-1 therapy to a new patient group.
Diseases
Your gut bacteria may spread to the people around you more easily than anyone realized
A new Nature study finds gut microbes spread between people, sometimes across continents, faster than expected.
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Low vitamin C may be quietly speeding up how fast your brain ages
A study of 2,044 older adults links lower plasma vitamin C to shrinking brain volume and weaker memory-network wiring.
Why rheumatoid arthritis attacks some joints and not others: The answer starts before birth
Oxford scientists say certain finger joints may be biologically primed for the disease before you are born.
Gut researcher highlights important toilet habits – many do the opposite
Many people experience stomach and digestive problems in their daily lives, but according to a Harvard researcher, some common habits may have a greater impact than you might think.
Keeping your blood pressure below 130 may cut your heart disease risk by 15%
New data from a 34,000-adult trial ties a stricter target to fewer heart events and less dementia.
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71% of women had this warning sign weeks before their heart attack
More women felt unusual fatigue before a heart attack than felt chest pain.
How strong should your grip be? The norms by age that predict your health
A study of 2.4 million adults sets the numbers, and what a weak grip predicts.
How eating sweet potatoes every day can affect your eyes, gut and heart
The numbers behind the "healthy carb" swap, from your retinas to your gut bacteria to your blood pressure.
Why dietitians recommend limiting your ice cream intake
Ice cream can be part of a varied diet, but eating large amounts may affect heart health.Here, dietitians explain to Parade what you should...
7 warning signs of chronic venous insufficiency most people blame on aging
Chronic venous insufficiency affects up to 35% of US adults, but early signs get missed.
7 warning signs of mitral valve prolapse most people mistake for anxiety
The most common heart valve condition in adults looks a lot like a panic attack, and that overlap delays diagnosis for years.
A simple mouth rinse may detect two cancers before symptoms even appear
Researchers say a mouth-rinse test outperformed standard stool screening in an early trial.
What happens to your body in the 30 days after you stop drinking alcohol
Research suggests measurable recovery starts within days, and bigger changes follow.
How eating barley every day may affect your cholesterol, gut and blood sugar
A 2023 randomized crossover trial found daily barley flakes cut LDL cholesterol in three weeks.