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A good friend of mine was diagnosed with melanoma about 10 years ago. The strange thing was that within less than a year, her twin sister was told she had melanoma too. Every doctor they saw told them it was incredibly rare to have a relative with melanoma and that skin cancer and genetic risk just didn’t go hand-in-hand — unlike other cancers such as breast and colon cancer. Well,…
If you’ve heard anything about Alzheimer’s, you’ve heard plenty about the amyloid beta and tau proteins responsible for the signature clumps, tangles and plaques of the disease. So, it makes sense then that prevention research has focused on how to stop these proteins from doing their dirty work. However, it seems all that research has been missing a step that scientists from the Buck Institute For Research on Aging say…
When experts talk about how to live a longer and healthier life, exercise is the one thing that’s always mentioned. I’m nearly 68 and finally getting started with a consistent exercise routine. I only wish I’d started sooner — because the newest research says that if you adopt an active lifestyle at mid-age, you can still “turn back the clock” and make all the difference in your senior years… …
It’s become clear in recent years that when women suffer heart attacks, their symptoms often differ from those of men. And that’s just for a classic heart attack. There’s another type of heart attack that’s on the rise in women that is even harder to see coming… This type of heart attack is called myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries, or MINOCA. When diagnosing a heart attack, doctors usually examine…
Previously, an international team of researchers identified a “weak spot” in the brain that shows earlier degeneration in old age. That makes it especially vulnerable to Alzheimer’s. In a follow-up study, this same team of researchers examined the brain scans of 40,000 UK Biobank participants over the age of 45 to investigate the genetic and modifiable influences on this fragile brain network. They’ve narrowed it down to three risk factors…
If there’s one thing you should know about gum disease it’s this: it’s not just a “mouth” problem. Unhealthy gums have been linked to weight gain, lung infections, heart failure, brain shrinkage and prostate trouble. And this one may shock you: Poor oral health is one of the ten leading causes of loss of healthy longevity! Luckily, there’s a new hero on the horizon to put a stop to those…
Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder are debilitating mental health disorders. Almost five percent of American adults will be diagnosed with bipolar disorder at some time in their lives — that’s one in every 100 people. You, a friend or a family member may be one of them. Slightly fewer will be diagnosed with schizophrenia. Mood swings, delusions, agitation, anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts, insomnia, reckless behavior, and other symptoms tear through patients’…
Cancer screenings are important for catching specific cancers in their earliest stages — when it may be most treatable. For men though, it’s a process fraught with anxiety. PSA screenings are often inaccurate and present false positives that lead to unnecessary and very uncomfortable biopsies. For these reasons, experts began to weigh the benefits against the potential for harm, including long-term urinary incontinence that can occur when the biopsy requires…
As your age goes up, so can your risk for fractures. And it’s a risk not to be taken lightly… One-quarter of seniors who fracture a hip from a fall die within six months of the initial injury. Other research shows 1-year mortality rates in hip fracture patients from nursing homes to be 36 percent for women and 54 percent for men. And according to researchers at Rutgers University, there’s a…
Time and again, the Mediterranean diet comes out on top for powerful health benefits. And it’s no wonder. Not only is it chock full of bioactive compounds, but recently researchers found many of those nutrients can, incredibly, cross the blood-brain barrier. But if one food is the centerpiece of this disease-fighting buffet, it would have to be olive oil. Not only is it a powerhouse on its own, packed with…