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Smoking/Vaping Combo Lowers Odds for Quitting Nicotine
People who smoke and vape are less able to break free of their nicotine addiction than folks who only have one of those habits, a new review concludes. Instead, these “dual users” are more likely to eventually...
- Posted December 4, 2024
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High-Dose Vitamin D Supplements Won’t Prevent Diabetes in Healthy Seniors
Taking even high doses of supplementary vitamin D won’t lower an older person’s odds for type 2 diabetes, new research confirms. Vitamin D supplements may have other benefits, but in otherwise healthy folks with sufficient levels of...
- Posted December 4, 2024
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Genes Highlight Who’ll Benefit From Multiple Myeloma Therapy
Genetic tests can show which patients with the blood cancer multiple myeloma should respond to targeted therapy, a new study finds. A special six-gene pattern can help predict who are more likely to respond well to Venclexta...
- Posted December 4, 2024
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New Weight-Loss Advance: A Gastric Balloon You Control to Feel Full or Not
GLP-1 meds are all the rage for weight loss nowadays, but not everyone can safely take the drugs to shed pounds. Invasive weight-loss surgeries can often be a tough sell, too. Now, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute...
- Posted December 3, 2024
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Deep Belly Fat May Help Spur Alzheimer’s Decades Before Symptoms Begin
An accumulation of fat lurking around the organs of obese people is strongly linked to a buildup of Alzheimer’s-linked proteins in the brain, new research finds. Buildup of this visceral fat in middle age may boost levels...
- Posted December 3, 2024
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Elton John Says He Has Lost His Sight
Pop music legend Elton John says that he can no longer see following an eye infection he battled last summer. The prolific singer-songwriter made the announcement Sunday at a charity gala performance of “The Devil Wears Prada: The...
- Posted December 3, 2024
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Need Some ‘Alone Time’? It’s Vital to Mental Health for Many
The hectic holidays play havoc on people’s nerves, not the least because they aren’t able to have any time to themselves. Nearly half (46%) of Americans say they don’t get the alone time they need during the...
- Posted December 3, 2024
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Maintain Muscle as You Age to Keep Brain Sharp
Maintaining muscle might be one way to help prevent dementia, new research suggests. “We found that older adults with smaller skeletal muscles are about 60% more likely to develop dementia when adjusted for other known risk factors,”...
- Posted December 3, 2024
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Temporary Scalp Tattoo Can Track Your Brainwaves
Folks soon might have their brain activity scanned using a temporary tattoo, a new study suggests. This temporary scalp tattoo allowed researchers to track electrical brain activity much more easily than with conventional electrodes, researchers reported Dec....
- Posted December 3, 2024
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Deep Brain Stimulation Helps Two Patients Walk After Spinal Cord Injury
In 2006, Wolfgang Jäger was in his 30s when a skiing accident left the young Austrian wheelchair-bound from a spinal cord injury. Fast-forward to today, where an innovative deep-brain stimulation technique is helping the 54-year-old Jäger walk...
- Posted December 3, 2024