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04 Sep
Popular Sugar Substitutes Linked to Faster Brain Aging
A new study finds artificial sweeteners typically found in ultra-processed foods and drinks may be associated with a faster decline in overall thinking and memory skills – especially in people under 60 and those with diabetes.
03 Sep
New Study Reveals Shifts in Student Mental Health — and Surprising Gaps in Parent Perceptions
HealthDay speaks with Dr. Nicole Brady, CMO of United Healthcare, about the surprising results of their new Behavioral Health Report on college students and recent graduates.
02 Sep
From Cancer Survivor to Transplant Pioneer: Chicago Woman’s Remarkable Journey
Blinded by childhood cancer, a newly engaged Chicago woman receives rare triple-organ transplant at Northwestern Medicine.
New Gel May Help Prevent Hair Loss During Chemotherapy, Early Research Finds
A new shampoo-like gel developed by researchers at Michigan State University could help protect cancer patients from a common and dreaded side effect of chemotherapy: Hair loss.
The gel, which has been tested in animal models, is designed to be applied to the scalp before treatment and left on while chemotherapy drugs circulate through the...
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Advanced Prostate Cancer Cases Rising as Fewer Men Are Screened, New Report Says
Prostate cancer rates are climbing in the U.S. with more men being diagnosed at later stages when the disease is harder to treat, researchers report.
The analysis — published Tuesday in the journal CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians — suggests that fewer men are being screened for the disease.
“The pendulu...
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Life Expectancy Is Plateauing, Won't Reach 100, Researchers Say
Bad news for folks hoping to become a centenarian: Average life expectancy isn’t expected to exceed 100 years anytime soon, a new study says.
Life expectancy gains made by wealthy countries in the first half of the 20th century have slowed significantly, researchers report in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
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Community Hospitals Failing To Transfer Injury Patients To Better Facilities
Community hospitals don't often transfer severely injured patients to higher-level trauma centers that could provide the care they need, a new study says.
Fewer than half of severely injured people are transferred from a low-level trauma center to larger or more advanced hospitals, researchers reported in the Journal of the American Co...
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Sugar Substitutes Could Be Bad For Brain Aging, Study Argues
Artificial sweeteners like Equal and Sweet’N Low might help you cut calories, but it might be at the cost of future brain power, according to a new study.
People who consume high amounts of low- and no-calorie sugar substitutes appear to experience faster declines in thinking and memory skills, researchers reported Sept. 3 in the jou...
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Daily Pill Might Help People With Stubborn High Blood Pressure
An experimental pill might help people with stubborn high blood pressure that won’t relent to other treatments, clinical trial results show.
Patients with treatment-resistant high blood pressure saw a significant drop after taking the new drug baxdrostat once a day for three months, researchers reported Aug. 30 in the New England...
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