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So, singer John Legend is twinning hard with his son, Miles, 9 weeks old. Legend’s wife, model (and secret stand-up comedian) Chrissy Teigen recently shared an Instagram clip of their little guy (who was born prematurely on July 21). Fans are flipping out over the insane resemblance between papa and son. And yes, we know, genes are crazy like that. […]
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Research reported at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) 2018 in Chicago highlighted sex differences associated with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease across the life course, including the first ever large-scale study of reproductive history and dementia risk in women. New results reported at AAIC 2018 suggest: Associations between dementia risk and number of children, number of miscarriages, age at first […]
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(HealthDay)—Black men in the United States have higher rates of aggressive prostate cancer than other males. Now, a $26.5 million study is underway to figure out why. The U.S. National Institutes of Health and the Prostate Cancer Foundation have launched the study to investigate social, environmental and genetic factors behind this disparity. “No group in the world is hit harder […]
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In addition to facing new concerns about their health, individuals who are diagnosed with cancer often worry about the financial burdens of treatment. A new study indicates that many patients feel that such ‘financial toxicity’ is not adequately addressed by their doctors and other clinicians. The findings are published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer […]
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Despite more than two decades of advances in diagnostic criteria and technology, symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease and Related Dementias (ADRD) too often go unrecognized or are misattributed, causing delays in appropriate diagnoses and care that are both harmful and costly. Contributing to the variability and inefficiency is the lack of multidisciplinary ADRD evaluation guidelines to inform U.S clinicians in primary […]
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10 Quick (but Seriously Fun) Family Getaways to Take This Fall Fall family getaways are the perfect excuse to take a break from the rush of back-to-school activities. It’s also the perfect time to have a little fun before the stress of the holidays begin. While some destinations require long travel times and extended periods away from work and school, […]
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Medical researchers have identified a key signaling protein that regulates hemoglobin production in red blood cells, offering a possible target for a future innovative drug to treat sickle cell disease (SCD). Experiments in cultured human cells reveal that blocking the protein reduces the characteristic sickling that distorts the shape of red blood cells and gives the disease its name. “We […]
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Scars are a natural sign of healing, but not every physical trauma leaves a visible reminder. The only outward sign that 27-year-old Skylar Doerwaldt is a stroke survivor is of her choosing: a tattoo on her left forearm. The dark, jagged lines represent the arteries in her neck. It’s a copy of the magnetic resonance angiography scan taken when she […]
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Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden report that sleep disturbances in midlife or in late life are associated with a higher risk for developing dementia in old age. The results are published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association. The results show that in midlife, when participants were in their 40s or 50s, insomnia was associated with […]
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Some celebs (and you know who you are) are stunningly steadfast in their commitment to always looking the same, trends or whimsies notwithstanding. Change things up? No, thanks. Is there anything necessarily wrong with that? Not really. But on the flip side, you have chameleon Demi Lovato, a singer and actress who’s lived much of her life in the public […]
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