Many people experience painful swelling in their joints, especially as they get older. Last year, the CDC reported that more than half of adults…
Loneliness, heart disease, diabetes, and mental health conditions all put older Americans at a higher risk of developing cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s disease. Looking…
Decades after the 1918 flu pandemic, epidemiologists discovered that survivors were up to three times as likely to develop Parkinson’s disease. This wasn’t a…
Whether it’s mild cognitive impairment or an advanced stage of Alzheimer’s, a diagnosis of cognitive decline is life-changing. It can also be motivating —…
Long COVID, a baffling constellation of physical symptoms that may persist long after a bout of COVID-19, can strike almost every system in the…
Blood tests provide great snapshots of a person’s health status. Medical providers regularly use them to assess a person’s risk of chronic diseases. High…
Racism steals time from people’s lives – possibly because of the space it occupies in the mind. In a new study published in the…
Some 2.3 million of U.S. adults over 65 – more than 4 percent – have a diagnosis of dementia. But even without a diagnosis,…
Ontario’s Minister of Sport, 71-year-old Neil Lumsden, recently announced his decision to donate his brain to the Concussion Legacy Foundation Canada to support research…
In many households, screens are part of daily life – from work to entertainment. But for parents, setting boundaries around screens isn’t just about…
A single mild concussion while playing amateur sports does not lead to long-term cognitive decline a recent study has found. This conclusion may seem…
Before 1993, researchers seldom included women in clinical trials. And yet, women have dramatically different risk of health conditions than men do. For example,…
You’ve driven home from work along the same route for the past five years. But lately, you’ve been stopping at the same intersection, struggling…
Some early studies suggested a class of diabetes drugs called GLP-1 agonists, which have been proven to also help people lose weight and reduce…
Generations of parents have told their children to practice their musical instruments. Parents have good reason to keep on top of their children’s musical…