Is mouthwash bad for the heart? Here's what the research actually says
Social media videos are claiming that mouthwash can raise the risk of blood pressure—and potentially damage heart health.
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Diagnosing dementia: Neuroimaging technique could speed detection
Yale School of Medicine (YSM) researchers have tested a new and potentially more sensitive neuroimaging tool for diagnosing behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD). They reported their findings on April 9 in the ...
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Chemical NDMA is much more likely to cause cancerous mutations after early-life exposure, study suggests
A new study from MIT suggests that a carcinogen that has been found in medications and in drinking water contaminated by chemical plants may have a much more severe impact on children than adults. In a study of mice, the ...
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Health information delivered as a video game can bridge the communication gap between patients and providers
Imagine you and your partner are sitting in the waiting room of your doctor's office, waiting for your appointment to get birth control—and instead of calculating how many other people will be called before you, or perusing ...
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First-of-its-kind drug aims to protect the heart while increasing effectiveness of cancer treatments
A team of University of Alberta researchers has developed a cardio-oncology drug that protects the heart from chemotherapy damage while enhancing the effectiveness of cancer treatments against tumor growth and spread. In ...
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Greater optimism tied to 15% lower dementia risk over 14 years
The more optimistic a person is, the lower their risk of developing dementia, according to a new study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The research, published April 8 in the Journal of the American Geriatrics ...
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Lab-grown mini-brains shed light on childhood epilepsy
Why does the same genetic mutation cause a severe brain malformation in some patients but not in others? Researchers from the MOSAIC team at the Paris Brain Institute have developed mosaic human cortical organoids carrying ...
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Loneliness highest among older Australians without partners or children
As Australia's population ages and loneliness becomes a growing public health concern, new research from Monash University has found that older Australians without close family ties face significantly higher rates of loneliness. ...
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A two-way brain interface could help restore walking after paralysis by linking thoughts, robotic legs and sensation
Restoring both walking and sensation to patients with paraplegia is an ambitious goal—but a team of researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC, the University of California, Irvine (UCI) and the California Institute ...
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Strong social health linked to better brain function and resilience
A major international research collaboration led by UNSW Sydney's Center for Healthy Brain Aging (CHeBA), in partnership with an international consortium of six leading universities, has found that social health—how individuals ...
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