Early research suggests why exercise is so protective against brain disease
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Upping your physical activity level may lower your risk of developing neuropsychiatric diseases such as…
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The causes of Alzheimer’s disease are in doubt. The first Black psychiatrist challenged consensus over 100 years ago
By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — Alzheimer’s disease is increasingly widespread, affecting more than 55 million people worldwide — a figure…
Continue ReadingWhat to know about measles
CNN, KCBD, POOL, CDC By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — As a measles outbreak causes dozens of illnesses in West Texas, it’s important to know…
Continue ReadingCDC investigating hospitalizations of five people who recently received chikungunya vaccine
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is currently investigating five hospitalizations that…
Continue ReadingFDA meeting to choose flu vaccine composition canceled without explanation
By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — A March meeting of outside advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration to discuss the composition of flu…
Continue ReadingTea brewing benefits: It may help filter out heavy metals, study finds
By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — Drinking tea has been linked to various health benefits, including a lower risk for heart disease and degree of…
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Child in West Texas is first US measles death in a decade
By Neha Mukherjee, CNN (CNN) — The first measles death in the growing outbreak in West Texas was a school-aged child. The child was…
Continue ReadingUSDA details new plan to tackle bird flu and lower egg prices
By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Soaring egg prices have consumers boiling, and on Wednesday, the United States Department of Agriculture blamed…
Continue ReadingZepbound maker Eli Lilly announces $27 billion investment in US drug manufacturing as Trump threatens tariffs
By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — Eli Lilly, the maker of blockbuster weight loss and diabetes drugs Zepbound and Mounjaro, said it will invest an…
Continue ReadingUltraprocessed foods make up to 70% of the US food supply. How to reduce your intake
By Andrea Kane, CNN (CNN) — By now, many people have heard that a diet packed with ultraprocessed foods is not good for us. They have been linked…
Continue ReadingScientists have identified a new coronavirus in bats, but it’s not a public health threat
By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Scientists at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China have discovered a new lineage of a coronavirus in bats…
Continue ReadingMeasles case count hits 124 in ongoing West Texas outbreak
By Neha Mukherjee, CNN (CNN) — The number of confirmed measles cases reported in an outbreak in West Texas is now at 124, the Texas Department…
Continue ReadingTop-rated diet lowers cancer risk in a surprising way, new study finds
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Meals from the sunny Mediterranean have been shown to reduce the risk of developing prostate, cervical and…
Continue ReadingCould bird flu vaccines help tackle high egg prices? Experts say it’s not so simple
By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — On her first day on the job last week, new US Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins held a meeting…
Continue ReadingAntidepressants may hasten decline from dementia, study says. Experts are unconvinced
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Doctors often use antidepressants to manage the depression, anxiety and agitation that accompanies a diagnosis…
Continue ReadingListeria outbreak linked with supplemental shakes now stands at 12 deaths, FDA says
By Katherine Dillinger and Neha Mukherjee, CNN (CNN) — Twelve deaths have been reported as part of an outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes…
Continue ReadingExercise may help patients with colon cancer live as long as those who never had it, study suggests
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — There is something you can do that may help you live longer after a colon cancer diagnosis, and you can start…
Continue ReadingFDA delays when a final rule on what foods can be labeled as ‘healthy’ goes into effect
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration’s new standards for foods before they can be labeled as “healthy”…
Continue ReadingAdults may want to consider revisiting their childhood hobbies, according to a psychologist
By Julianna Bragg, CNN (CNN) — Oona Varga spent her childhood winters gliding across the ice at Steinberg Skating Rink in her hometown of St.…
Continue Reading‘Deadly consequences’: Health agencies reel from thousands of job cuts while critical research grants remain on hold
By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — A Nobel Prize-winning scientist is still waiting on a crucial research grant from the United States government that…
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