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Beet Juice Hack Stuns Heart Docs

Chewing sugary gum after beetroot may give blood pressure a small extra nudge, but the effect looks short-lived and tightly tied to mouth chemistry.Quick...
Researchers Link Six Weeks of Poor Sleep to Weight Gain and Inactivity

Sleep Tax Hits Waistlines Fast

Columbia researchers just showed that losing barely over an hour of sleep a night quietly pushes your weight, your waistline, and your daily activity...
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Employment and Working as a Person With Dementia Diagnosis

A major new study found that people with dementia lose measurable work performance up to 15 years before a doctor ever diagnoses them —...
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Dementia Risk Isn’t Genetic—It’s Where You Live

A massive new study tracked 214,000 older adults across 14 countries and found something that should change how doctors fight dementia: the biggest risk...
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Harvard Doc’s Discovery That Saved Millions

A Harvard ophthalmologist helped save the eyesight of millions of people — and most of them have never heard her name.Story SnapshotDr. Joan Miller...
Can Technology Reduce Loneliness in Older Adults? | Mayo Clinic Aging Forward Podcast

Loneliness Cure? The Tablet Twist

A simple tablet designed for seniors cut depression scores by nearly a third in just one month — but the broader science on technology...
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Tiny Mouth Bacteria, Massive Heart Risk

Your bleeding gums may be quietly hardening the most important valve in your heart.Story SnapshotMouse experiments link a common gum disease bacterium to dangerous...
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Forgotten Nutrient, Big Inflammation Drop

Choline has been declared an essential nutrient since 1998, yet most Americans have never heard of it — and their immune systems may be...
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Antidepressants Linked To Heart Valve Trouble

The same chemical that lifts your mood may, in a small group of people, help push a heart valve toward the operating room.Story SnapshotSerotonin,...
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Shocking Berry Study Upends Heart Advice

Blueberries and grapes are not just sweet snacks; the best research says they can quietly reshape your blood vessels and cut your risk of...

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