By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Every Monday through Friday, you may be running between work, appointments and family obligations — can’t the workout wait until the weekend? Maybe, according to the latest research. A new report published Tuesday in the journal JAMA found that people who exercised throughout the week and “weekend warriors,” who
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Results are in from the highly anticipated clinical trial on the Mediterranean-DASH Diet Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay or MIND diet — a diet designed specifically to boost the brain — and they are less stellar than anticipated. “We really expected that the MIND diet would show an effect above
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — People over 65 with dementia were four times more likely to die within the first six months after starting to take an opioid for pain, and six times more likely to die If the opioid was a strong one, such as morphine, oxycodone or fentanyl, according to a new
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — For people facing a greater threat of cognitive decline, getting hearing aids could cut your risk in half, according to a new study. Cognitive decline is a reduction in abilities that can range from mild impairment to dementia, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Millions of children around the world missed routine childhood vaccinations against diseases such as measles, diphtheria and tetanus during the Covid-19 pandemic, but new data suggests that this decline may be reversing. Globally, 4 million more children worldwide received routine childhood immunizations last year than in the previous year,
Continue ReadingBy Justin Gamble, CNN (CNN) — Black adults living in zip codes historically impacted by redlining have an 8% higher risk of developing heart failure than Black adults in non-redlined areas, a study published Monday in the American Heart Association’s scientific journal Circulation says. During the early 20th century, US banks routinely engaged in a
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By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — My teen was explaining to the adults in our house how used bookstores work recently, including how much credit versus cash we could get back when bringing in used books. It was late, and I may have rolled my eyes. My mother trained me on libraries and bookstores when
Continue ReadingBy Giri Viswanathan, CNN (CNN) — Sixty seconds might be all it takes to keep some kids safer around guns, a new study suggests. The new report, published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics on Monday, explored how short safety videos can cause children to behave around firearms. Among more than 220 kids who participated in
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By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — This fall, parents and pediatricians will have a new option to protect babies from a lung-attacking virus that is the leading cause of hospitalization in infants under a year old in the United States every year. The US Food and Drug Administration approved nirsevimab to protect newborns from respiratory
Continue ReadingBy Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — The full approval this month of the Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi marked a historic shift in the treatment of the disease: For the first time, doctors have a medicine to prescribe that has been proven to slow the loss of memory and ability to do daily tasks that Alzheimer’s brings.
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By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Seniors living in the East and Southeast regions of the United States are most likely to have Alzheimer’s disease, according to new data shared at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference and published Monday in the organization’s journal. The report offers the first estimates of Alzheimer’s disease prevalence in the
Continue ReadingBy Ian Kerner, CNN (CNN) — A lot of heterosexual male clients are coming into my practice admitting they picked their partner without considering sexual attraction. During couples therapy sessions with his partner in the room, the man will claim that he doesn’t know why he isn’t experiencing desire. Maybe it’s stress, low testosterone or
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Remember these words: Rose, Chair, Hand, Blue, Spoon. Draw a clock. Name as many animals as you can in one minute. What’s the date today? List words that start with the letter F. Recall the first five words. Since the 1980s, memory tests like these, often taken with a paper and pencil
Continue ReadingBy Christina Zdanowicz, CNN (CNN) — A doctor known for advising people on the risks of Covid-19 got a double surprise: He got Covid, and he wound up needing stitches because of it. Dr. Robert Wachter, who chairs the Department of Medicine at the University of California at San Francisco, said he had not tested
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By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — The Houston Health Department has reported a syphilis outbreak, with an increase of 128% among women in the city, and a ninefold increase in congenital cases in Houston and the surrounding Harris County area since 2019. Health officials announced the outbreak in a Thursday news release. According to the
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By Lisa Drayer, CNN (CNN) — With the current reports about non-sugar sweeteners, you may pause before taking your next diet soda gulp. The World Health Organization recently recommended against the use of non-sugar sweeteners, including aspartame, sucralose and stevia, to control body weight and reduce disease risk. More recently, a semi-independent committee for the
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By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — The government of Canada is recalling six brands of energy drinks, including Prime, over their caffeine content and labeling violations. Canada sets a legal limit on caffeine in energy drinks of 180 milligrams in a single-serving can. Prime Energy, the trendy energy drink made by YouTube stars Logan Paul
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By Deidre McPhillips and Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Last month, a local health department in Texas received notification that a pregnant woman living in the area had tested positive for syphilis and had fallen behind on her ob/gyn care. It was a troubling situation, one that has become increasingly common as sexually transmitted infection
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Originally Published: 13 JUL 23 18:30 ET By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — For the first time, a semi-independent committee for the World Health Organization said Thursday that it’s determined that aspartame, a popular artificial sweetener found in thousands of products like diet sodas and sugar-free gum, should be put categorized as “possibly carcinogenic to
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By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — For the first time, a semi-independent committee for the World Health Organization said Thursday that it’s determined that aspartame, a popular artificial sweetener found in thousands of products like diet sodas and sugar-free gum, should be categorized as “possibly carcinogenic to humans.” But as alarming as the designation might
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