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Weekly workouts may lower risk of dementia for people with high blood pressure
People who engaged each week in vigorous physical activity had lower rates of mild cognitive impairment and…
Half of people would reveal STD to new sex partner
Fear prevents many people from revealing their STD to a new sex partner, according to the combined results of…
Children with autism have more gray matter in brain’s outer layer than others
Toddlers with autism have cerebral cortexes -- often referred to as "gray matter" -- that are roughly 40%…
Fewer people have symptoms after quitting antidepressants than previously thought
Researchers found that about a third (31%) of people who stopped taking an antidepressant experienced at least…
Kids younger than their peers more likely to be misdiagnosed with ADHD, autism
Children who are younger relative to their peers within the same school year are 38% more likely to receive an…
Healthy lifestyle may slow symptoms in patients with early dementia
About 71% of patients who ate healthy, exercised regularly and engaged in stress management had their dementia…
Ultrasound device implanted in skull may help target brain tumors
New research shows that ultrasound waves emitted from a device implanted in a cancer patient's skull could be…
Statins, metformin associated with lower risk of brain aneurysms
Four common drugs -- lisinopril, simvastatin, metformin and tamsulosin -- appeared to lower the risk of a brain…
Many Americans cite health reasons for using marijuana
The researchers found that about 30,000 (17%) of almost 176,000 patients enrolled in the UCLA Health system…
Report details widespread, complicated effects of long COVID
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, a nongovernmental group that advises federal…