Share on PinterestA new research review shows that calcium supplementation in younger age groups significantly improves bone health. Maren Caruso/Getty Images Calcium plays an important role in bone health; deficiencies…
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Florida hospital without running water faces crisis after Hurricane Ian
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Hurricane Ian has created a burgeoning biohazard situation in at least one Florida hospital close to where the storm first made landfall. Staff members at the…
How the CDC’s communication failures during Covid tarnished the agency
In the early days of Covid, staffers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sought to give Americans guidance about maintaining some semblance of normalcy during a once-in-a-century pandemic…
Loneliness and unhappiness may accelerate aging faster than smoking
Share on PinterestResearchers have found that certain psychological issues — such as hopelessness, unhappiness, and loneliness — could increase a person’s biological age more than smoking. Jesse Morrow/Getty Images Medical…
Alzheimer’s disease risk linked to newly discovered protein mutation
Share on PinterestResearchers discovered a microprotein called SHMOOSE, which appears to have a physiological role in neurodegeneration, and its mutation is linked to Alzheimer’s disease risk. VICTOR TORRES/Stocksy Researchers used…
How to have a healthy relationship with the news
We all do it — reach for the phone first thing in the morning to check the news. And no wonder, with all that has happened in the world over…