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A recent study led by researchers at Brown University appears to strengthen the link between shingles vaccination and a reduced risk of dementia diagnoses in older adults.The study, published in The Annals of Internal Medicine, evaluated electronic health records and Medicare claims for more than 509,926 U.S. adults 66 and older who were admitted to skilled nursing facilities.Individuals who received at least one dose of the recombinant shingles vaccine, commercially […]

Intermittent fasting has grown in popularity as a weight-loss strategy, but it could also unlock new ways to manage chronic pain by altering how the gut communicates with the brain.A study published in the journal Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, revealed that the timing of meals affects the gut-brain axis, which is a communication system linking the gastrointestinal tract and the central nervous system.Intermittent fasting is an eating pattern that focuses […]

Lifestyle habits and environmental exposures may affect processes involved in cellular health and biological aging.That's according to functional medicine expert Dr. Will Cole, co-author of the upcoming book "Heal Your Cells," who believes modern lifestyle factors may contribute to cellular dysfunction, which can influence inflammation, sleep and other processes tied to overall health."Our genetics haven't changed in thousands of years, but our world has changed dramatically in such a finite […]

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the use of a new cancer treatment pill Wednesday.Rasonque, manufactured by Revolution Medicines in California, is an inhibitor for the most common type of pancreatic cancer. The tablet, which is taken once daily, targets multiple forms of a protein called RAS that drives tumor growth.In a press release, the FDA called Rasonque a "new treatment option for patients with advanced pancreatic cancer," noting […]

Dolly Parton’s death on Tuesday followed a brief bout with cancer, according to statements from her family."After bravely facing a brief battle with cancer, Dolly departed her Earthly life today at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center surrounded by loved ones," the family shared, as confirmed by Fox News Digital.The revelation of the singer’s previously undisclosed cancer battle is raising questions about why some patients choose to keep a diagnosis private, even […]

Limiting sugar consumption during the first 1,000 days of life, from conception through a child’s second birthday, may result in slower biological aging and a lower risk of cancer up to five decades later.A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences investigated how early-life sugar intake influences health in adulthood, examining data from over 64,000 participants in the UK Biobank born between 1951 and 1956.The researchers […]

Pennsylvania confirmed two measles-related deaths on Tuesday, according to the state’s department of health.This marks the first losses related to the highly contagious virus within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 35 years.The Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) confirmed that both Lancaster County individuals were unvaccinated, noting that the best way to prevent measles infection is to get the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine.MEASLES SURGE HITS NEW MILESTONE AS US […]

The brain may undergo a notable shift at midlife, as new research suggests that its protective immune cells begin to decline and are increasingly replaced by inflammatory cells at around age 50.Researchers from the University of California, San Diego; New York Genome Center; and University of California, Irvine, found that these brain changes may help explain why aging increases the chances of neuroinflammation and neurodegenerative disease, including dementia.The study analyzed […]

Over-the-counter anti-aging supplements taken by millions of Americans to boost energy and lessen the side effects of chemotherapy may actually impair cancer treatments, a new study suggests.Researchers at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine found that popular vitamin B3 derivatives – including nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN), nicotinamide riboside (NR) and nicotinamide (NAM) – could help cancer cells survive chemotherapy.Those compounds are used by the body to produce NAD+, a […]