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Feb 08 2025HEALTH

Life Habits and Brain Health: The Big Impact of Everyday Choices

Everyday choices matter! They matter a lot. They can make a big difference in how our brains work as we get older. Researchers took a close look at how certain habits and life factors affect our brains. They looked at folks with different levels of brain problems. They found two big groups of p

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Feb 08 2025HEALTH

Monkey Pox in the Congo: What's Going On?

For over fifty years, Monkey Pox (mpox) has been a recurring health issue in West and Central Africa. It's a disease that spreads from animals to humans, known as a zoonotic disease. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been one of the hardest hit by this. To fight this disease, it's cruci

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Feb 07 2025HEALTH

Unmasking Pancreatic Cancer: Genes and Lifestyle

Pancreatic cancer is a formidable opponent. It's often found too late. That's why doctors and researchers around the world are trying to solve the mystery and solve it quick. It is a disease that makes people wonder- how much danger am I in? Genes passed on from parents can sometimes make you mor

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Feb 05 2025HEALTH

The Secret to Fighting Fat: Using Smart Tech to Spot Patterns

Everyday habits, such as moving too little and eating poorly, are making obesity a big problem. This is linked to other serious health issues like type 2 diabetes and heart disease. To tackle these problems, using clever computer models can help spot important links and patterns. This is where machi

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Feb 05 2025HEALTH

Dengue Fever: Why Some People in Bangladesh Are More At Risk

Bangladesh is a hotspot for dengue fever, and not everyone is impacted equally. The 2023 outbreak sparked a study across three major cities: Dhaka, Chattogram and Kishoreganj. Researchers dug into the details of 1, 313 cases and uncovered some surprising trends. Why did some people have a worse tim

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Feb 05 2025HEALTH

Fighting against PelvicOrgan Prolapse

Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is a common issue among women, involving the descent of pelvic organs such as the bladder, uterus, or rectum into the vagina. It's caused by weakened support structures. You know what happens sometimes? Some woman lifestyle changes bring this more in a rough world. The fa

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Jan 30 2025HEALTH

How Your Mind and Meals Affect Your Heart Health

The health of a person's heart can be influenced by a lot of factors. Many of these factors can be changed by making adjustments to a person day to day life. One of the most influential factors is a person's diet. This is because what a person eats affects their heart health in the long run. Exampl

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Jan 30 2025HEALTH

Short-Sighted World: Myopia's Rise and Why It Matters

Today, more than half of the people in the world will have trouble seeing things far away by 2050, this is a big deal. It is because of something called myopia, or short-sightedness. It affects lots of people, from young to old, and it is getting worse. The reasons for this are many. First, more pe

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Jan 28 2025HEALTH

The Silent Killer: Heart Disease Takes More Lives Than Cancer and Dementia Combined

Did you know the biggest killer in the U. S. isn't cancer or dementia? It's heart disease, which claims more lives than both of these conditions put together. In 2022, nearly 1 million people died from heart disease, heart attacks, and strokes. That's one death every 30 seconds! Cancer, on the other

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Jan 28 2025HEALTH

Why Do Some People in Southern Nepal Get GI Parasites?

Imagine you're in southern Nepal, where certain people, known as Tharu indigenous folks, face a common health issue: gastrointestinal (GI) parasites. These are tiny creatures that live in your gut and can make you sick. So, why do they show up more often in this area? First off, let's talk about mo

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