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Byline: Dana G. Smith Researchers are investigating how our biology changes as we grow older - and whether there are ways to stop it. According to some estimates, consumers spend [...]

Los científicos buscan comprender las causas biológicas del envejecimiento con la esperanza de ofrecer herramientas para desacelerar o detener sus signos visibles y las enfermedades relacionadas con el proceso. Según [...]

La ciencia lo ha demostrado: estar enamorado puede alterar las zonas del cerebro vinculadas al deseo, el impulso, la concentración o la motivación. Un nuevo amor puede consumir nuestros pensamientos, [...]

Scientists are investigating how our biology changes as the years add up, and whether there are ways to stop it. According to some estimates, consumers spend $62 billion a year [...]

Deaths from alcohol-related liver disease are rising, especially among younger adults and women. Alcohol-related liver disease is the leading cause of death from excessive drinking -- and while it's curable [...]

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This self-guided check-in will help you take stock of your emotional well-being -- and learn how to make changes. We know we should get a physical exam every year; we [...]

Las muertes por enfermedades hepáticas relacionadas con el alcohol están aumentando, sobre todo entre los adultos más jóvenes y las mujeres. Las enfermedades hepáticas relacionadas con el alcohol son la [...]

Deaths from alcohol-related liver disease are rising, especially among younger adults and women. Alcohol-related liver disease is the https://nccd.cdc.gov/DPH_ARDI/Default/Report.aspx?T=AAM&P=F1F85724-AEC5-4421-BC88-3E8899866842&R=EACE3036-77C9-4893-9F93-17A5E1FEBE01&M=7F40785C-D481-440A-970F-50EFBD21B35B&F=&D= of death from excessive drinking — and while it’s curable in [...]

Byline: Dana G. Smith Doctors explain the signs to look for, and how to get evaluated. Mike Davis's mother died from Alzheimer's disease in 2008. So when Mr. Davis started [...]

Byline: Dana G. Smith Rest, fluids and medications are your friends. We're four years into the pandemic, and by this point, most Americans have had Covid at least once. But [...]

La covid ya no es la misma enfermedad que desató la pandemia. Estas son las medidas que actualmente pueden protegerte. Llevamos cuatro años de pandemia y, a estas alturas, la [...]

Rest, fluids and medications are your friends. We're four years into the pandemic, and by this point, most Americans have had Covid at least once. But when the virus comes [...]

Los mayores de 65 años deben considerar conversar con sus médicos sobre su salud cerebral durante sus chequeos anuales. La madre de Mike Davis murió de la enfermedad de alzhéimer [...]

There are ways to manage symptoms and slow the progression. Cognitive decline is a frightening prospect for most people. But experts say there are ways to manage and treat it, [...]

Doctors explain the signs to look for, and how to get evaluated. Mike Davis's mother died from Alzheimer's disease in 2008. So when Mr. Davis started noticing that he was [...]

The condition is less prevalent among children than adults, but symptoms can disrupt their schoolwork and social lives. A large analysis published Wednesday in the journal Pediatrics underscores the toll [...]

Byline: Dana G. Smith and Dani Blum The condition is less prevalent among children than adults, but symptoms can disrupt their schoolwork and social lives. A large analysis published Wednesday [...]

There are ways to manage symptoms and slow the progression. Cognitive decline is a frightening prospect for most people. But experts say there are ways to manage and treat it, [...]

New research suggests a daily vitamin can improve cognition. But that doesn't mean everyone should take one. A new study reported that adults 60 and older who took a daily [...]

Research suggests that bilingual people enjoy some cognitive benefits later in life, but it probably requires more than a few Spanish lessons in your 60s. My father decided to start [...]

Byline: Dana G. Smith Ignore the hyperbaric chambers and infrared light: These are the evidence-backed secrets to aging well. Humans have searched for the secret to immortality for thousands of [...]

New research suggests a daily vitamin can improve cognition. But that doesn’t mean everyone should take one. A new https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajcnut.2023.12.011 reported that adults 60 and older who took a daily [...]

Ignore the hyperbaric chambers and infrared light: These are the evidence-backed secrets to aging well. Humans have searched for the secret to immortality for thousands of years. For some people [...]

Olvídate de las cámaras hiperbáricas y la luz infrarroja: estos son los secretos para envejecer bien, respaldados por la evidencia. El ser humano ha buscado el secreto de la inmortalidad [...]

Está comprobado que estas sencillas acciones te pueden ayudar a manejar el estrés y encontrarle más sentido a la vida en este nuevo año. Desde el auge de la pandemia, [...]

These simple and proven strategies will help you manage stress and find meaning in the new year. Since the height of the pandemic, there has been a cultural shift in [...]

Los test prometen decirte si tienes las células de una persona de 30 o de 60 años. Esto es lo que hay que saber sobre ellas. Si alguna vez has [...]

New tests promise to tell you if you have the cells of a 30-year-old or a 60-year-old. Here's what to know about them. If you've ever been to a high [...]

Byline: Dana G. Smith Genes and the environment you grew up in both play a role, but they're no guarantee you'll struggle with alcoholism yourself. Alcohol was a big part [...]

Byline: Dana G. Smith Is it sulfites, tannins or another culprit? Here's what the research says about the migraines some people get with a glass of merlot. People have been [...]

Is it sulfites, tannins or another culprit? Here's what the research says about the migraines some people get with a glass of merlot. People have been complaining about wine headaches [...]

Las investigaciones muestran que, cuando las personas duermen poco, sufren efectos adversos como problemas de atención, memoria, toma de decisiones e irritabilidad. La mayoría de nosotros sabemos que, junto con [...]

Byline: Dana G. Smith You'll need to adjust for your shortcomings (and take a well-timed nap). Most of us know that good sleep is a pillar of good health, on [...]

You'll need to adjust for your shortcomings (and take a well-timed nap). Most of us know that good sleep is a pillar of good health, on par with exercise and [...]

Research is revealing an inextricable link between mental disorders and neurological disorders. In 2021, Sharon Niederhaus, then 77, lost her husband of more than 50 years. Her daughter, Kristin Henry, [...]

Estas sustancias están en golosinas, tortillas y gaseosas y han sido relacionadas con problemas graves de salud California ha prohibido cuatro aditivos alimentarios comunes —el colorante rojo número 3, el [...]

Health officials have revised their recommendations on which children should receive the new drug. Pediatricians and parents are having difficulty accessing a new immunization used to prevent severe respiratory syncytial [...]

Argh, you're feeling sick again. You don't want to take off work or go to the doctor if you don't have to, but you also don't want to be that [...]

Byline: Dana G. Smith Here's why we appear to be getting cooler, and what that could mean when it comes to fevers. Over the past few decades, evidence has been [...]

Here's why we appear to be getting cooler, and what that could mean when it comes to fevers. Over the past few decades, evidence has been mounting that the average [...]

Formulas are being touted online as an extra safeguard against the virus, but they’re not F.D.A. approved and some experts are skeptical. As we approach winter virus season, some people [...]

Byline: Dana G. Smith Three years into the pandemic, the short- and long-term risks are becoming more clear. During the first two years of the pandemic, from March 2020 to [...]

Three years into the pandemic, the short- and long-term risks are becoming more clear. During the first two years of the pandemic, from March 2020 to March 2022, there were [...]

La inflamación que provoca una infección grave aumenta el riesgo cardiovascular. Durante los primeros dos años de la pandemia, de marzo de 2020 a marzo de 2022, hubo aproximadamente https://www.nature.com/articles/s44161-023-00220-2 [...]

The shot is covered by Medicare Part D, but some with private prescription drug coverage are being asked to pay out of pocket. Lucien Dhooge, 63, likes to get his [...]

Byline: Dana G. Smith New vaccines for older adults and pregnant women, and an antibody therapy for infants, provide options for preventing severe infection. Respiratory syncytial virus is the leading [...]