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As the number of Americans living with Alzheimer's grows, a new study shows taking a multivitamin could help prevent memory loss and slow down cognitive aging.

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As Alzheimer’s rates rise, researchers find multivitamin may improve memory, slow cognitive aging

January 19, 2024 at 3:52 p.m.

As the number of Americans living with Alzheimer's grows, a new study shows taking a multivitamin could help prevent memory loss and slow down cognitive aging.

The life expectancy of American women is now 5.8 years longer than that of men, a trend that researchers say is driven by the COVID pandemic and the opioid overdose epidemic.

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Men die nearly 6 years before women, as US life expectancy gap widens

November 14, 2023 at 3:14 p.m.

The life expectancy of American women is now 5.8 years longer than that of men, a trend that researchers say is driven by the COVID pandemic and the opioid overdose...

E-cigarette and tobacco rates have dropped among high school students, while tobacco use has jumped for middle schoolers across the U.S., according to a new study from the CDC and FDA.

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E-cigarette rates drop for high schoolers, but tobacco use jumps for middle schoolers, study shows

November 6, 2023 at 5:20 p.m.

E-cigarette and tobacco rates have dropped among high school students, while tobacco use has jumped for middle schoolers across the U.S., according to a new study from the CDC and...

The glassy front of Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

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‘Exciting’ glioblastoma study: Researchers create virus that effectively targets brain cancer

October 25, 2023 at 10:59 a.m.

Brigham and Women's Hospital scientists report that they have created a cancer-attacking virus that can effectively target glioblastoma.

People who eat two servings of red meat a week may have a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes compared to people who eat fewer servings, according to a new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

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Red meat tied to higher risk for type 2 diabetes, plant-based protein may lower risk: Harvard study

October 20, 2023 at 2:54 p.m.

People who eat two servings of red meat a week may have a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes compared to people who eat fewer servings, according to a...

A new Alzheimer's disease monoclonal antibody treatment that takes aim at a new target for the progressive disease has shown promising results, according to Boston researchers.

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A new Alzheimer’s monoclonal antibody treatment shows promising results: ‘Hopefully more effective approach’

October 6, 2023 at 3:46 p.m.

A new Alzheimer's disease monoclonal antibody treatment that takes aim at a new target for the progressive disease has shown promising results, according to Boston researchers.

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As Alzheimer’s rates rise, researchers find multivitamin may improve memory, slow cognitive aging

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Men die nearly 6 years before women, as US life expectancy gap widens

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E-cigarette rates drop for high schoolers, but tobacco use jumps for middle schoolers, study shows

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‘Exciting’ glioblastoma study: Researchers create virus that effectively targets brain cancer

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Red meat tied to higher risk for type 2 diabetes, plant-based protein may lower risk: Harvard study

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A new Alzheimer’s monoclonal antibody treatment shows promising results: ‘Hopefully more effective approach’

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A pre-pandemic infection could explain why some patients develop long COVID

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41% of contact sport athletes who died young had CTE, Boston University study finds

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Air pollution may increase risk for prostate, breast cancers, study says

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Study: Depression after traumatic brain injury may not be the same as depression from other causes