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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.

Loneliness, Social Isolation Impact Brain Health Among Women Entering Menopause

Loneliness can impact a woman’s brain health as she begins menopause, a new study says.

Loneliness and social isolation are both linked to the cognitive decline a woman feels as she begins to transition into menopause, researchers recently reported in the journal Menopause.

Further, women experiencing both loneliness a...

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March 16, 2026
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Poor Hearing Makes It Harder For Blind Folks To Navigate

Poor hearing can dramatically impact a blind person’s ability to navigate and move around in their daily life, a new study says.

People who’ve gone blind can still use hearing to help them avoid obstacles and reach destinations.

But blind people who also have experienced hearing loss have more difficulty perceiving and lo...

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March 16, 2026
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Other People's Opinions Can Shape How You Feel About Pain, Mental Challenges

You’re waiting for a vaccination. The person ahead of you stumbles out, groaning about how painful the shot was.

Could hearing that make your own injection hurt worse?

Yes, a new study says.

What others say about an experience – be it a vaccination, or a job interview, or a college course – can shape how it ac...

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March 16, 2026
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Exercise Promotes Release Of Brain-Boosting Protein, Study Shows

It’s long been known that exercise improves a person’s brain health – and researchers now think they better understand at least one of the factors at play.

Just one 15-minute session of aerobic exercise floods the brain with brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), a protein known to support the health of new and existin...

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March 16, 2026
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One-Third Of U.S. Parents Worried Their Young Driver Could Cause A Car Crash

Many U.S. parents are worried that their teen or young adult is going to cause a wreck through their unsafe driving, a new survey says.

About 1 in 3 parents worry that their young driver could cause a motor vehicle accident, according to the University of Michigan Health C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s...

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March 16, 2026
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Why You And Your Pooch Share Similar Reactions to Life

Dogs and their people are more alike than you might expect.

A study of golden retrievers has identified genetic clues that explain why some pooches are more rambunctious, anxious or aggressive than others — and these same genes play a role in anxiety, depression and intelligence in people.

"The findings are really striking," sa...