Social and health disparities drive brain aging in Latin America
Research reveals Brazil’s unique risk factors, with education as the top predictor of cognitive decline, unlike other Latin American nations ...
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Calorie labels cut intake slightly, but alcohol impact unclear
A comprehensive review highlights small but meaningful reductions in calorie selection and consumption from food labeling, while evidence for alcohol ...
Benefits and risks of popular weight-loss drugs revealed
Demand for weight-loss medications sold under brand names such as Ozempic and Wegovy continues to surge, with a recent study ...
Sweet drinks, sour outcomes: a global health wake-up call
Sugary drinks are fueling rising rates of diabetes and heart disease worldwide—and what must be done to curb their devastating ...
Sugar-sweetened drinks linked to 1 in 10 new diabetes cases
Global study links sugar-sweetened beverages to millions of diabetes and heart disease cases, with developing regions facing the greatest burden ...
National Diabetes Prevention Program helps reduce medical costs
About 1 in 3 adults in the United States have prediabetes, a condition where blood glucose levels are higher than ...
LGBTQ+ people relive old traumas as they age on their own
Bill Hall, 71, has been fighting for his life for 38 years. These days, he's feeling worn out. Hall contracted ...
Free cholesterol in HDL linked to increased cardiovascular disease risk
Houston Methodist researchers have discovered that certain components of so-called "good" cholesterol -- high-density lipoproteins (HDL) – may be associated ...
How are states spending opioid settlement cash? We built a database of answers
In the past few years, state and local governments across the U.S. have begun spending billions in opioid settlements paid ...
Smoke from Canadian wildfires leads to surge in heart and lung problems in the U.S.
Wildfire smoke has long been known to exacerbate health problems like heart disease, lung conditions, and asthma, but now a ...