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13 Mar
Ultra-Processed Foods May Be Bad for Your Bones, Study Finds
Eating too many ultra-processed foods lowers bone mineral density and raises the risk of hip fracture, researchers warn.
12 Mar
Young Mom With Stage 4 Colon Cancer Finds Hope Through a New Transplant Option
Doctors at Northwestern Medicine give a young mother with advanced colon cancer that had spread to her liver a new chance at life with an innovative treatment option – a living-donor liver transplant that significantly raises odds of survival.
11 Mar
Simple Blood Test May Predict Dementia in Women Up to 25 Years Before Symptoms
New research finds women with high levels of a novel biomarker in their blood are much more likely to develop memory and thinking problems and dementia later in life.
Bad News for Multitaskers: Your Brain Can’t Really Do It
Think you’re great at multitasking? Answering texts, listening to a podcast and finishing work at the same time?
Your brain may disagree.
A new study out of Germany suggests that people can’t truly do two tasks at once, even after lots of practice. Instead, the brain quickly switches between tasks, which can still slow pe...
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About 3,000 Wayfair Dressers Recalled Over Child Tip-Over Risk
About 3,000 dressers sold online are being recalled because they can tip over and seriously injure a child, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) warns.
The recall affects 17 Stories Furniture 14-drawer dressers sold on Wayfair.com, according to a notice issued March 12.
Officials say the dressers are unstable if they ar...
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Fertility Treatments Aren't Linked To Added Cancer Risk For Women, Study Concludes
Fertility treatments don’t make women more likely to develop cancer, a new study has concluded.
Women undergoing medically assisted reproduction have no higher overall risk of invasive cancer than other women, researchers reported this week in JAMA Network Open.
However, there are some differences based on specific can...
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Ultra-Processed Foods Bad For Bone Health, Researchers Say
“That stuff will make your teeth rot.”
For decades, parents have tried to steer kids away from junk food with that simple warning.
It turns out such food is bad for your bones as well, a new study says.
People who eat more ultra-processed foods tend to have lower bone density and a higher risk of hip fractures, rese...
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Younger Stroke Survivors Face Unique Mental Health Hurdles
While a stroke is often seen as a condition affecting the elderly, new research shows younger survivors are navigating a silent crisis of mental health and cognitive struggle.
University of Florida researchers warn that while stroke rates are rising among adults under 50, the health care system is failing to provide the specialized support...
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AI-Generated Meal Plans For Dieting Teens Could Be Harmful, Study Warns
Many teens are turning to artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots to help them lose weight by crafting meal plans for dieting.
But a new study warns that those plans are more likely to lead to malnutrition and eating disorders rather than healthy weight loss.
Researchers found that AI-generated meal plans tend to underestimate the nece...
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