Sandee LaMotte
‘Suddenly everybody in the world looked like a creature in a horror movie’: Rare condition causes man to see distorted ‘demon’ faces
Science now knows that people can develop PMO after a brain injury, tumor or infection, or after seizures such as ...
Which is safer to smoke: Marijuana or tobacco?
Is inhaling marijuana smoke safer than inhaling smoke from tobacco? A majority of American adults say yes, according to a ...
Wiring the brain for sex: How to correct for chemical imbalance that lowers libido
While his partner may feel ignored, a man's lack of sexual desire may be due to a chemical imbalance in ...
Keto and low-carb, high-fat diets linked to heart disease in new study
A low-carb, high-fat “keto-like” diet may be linked to higher levels of “bad” cholesterol and double the risk of cardiovascular ...
6-9 minutes: Daily vigorous exercise for even a short time helps insulate against cognitive decline, study finds
What if you could look at all the things you do daily — walking from room to room, preparing a ...
Long COVID: How long do symptoms linger? Experts disagree
The majority of long Covid symptoms resolve within the first year after infection for people with mild cases of Covid-19, ...
We’re more vulnerable to colds and flu in the winter. Here’s the biological reason why
[G]erms are present year-round — just think back to your last summer cold. So why do people get more colds, ...
Eating flavonols: Antioxidants found in veggies, tea, and wine may help slow down memory loss and cognitive decline
Eating more flavonols, antioxidants found in many vegetables, fruits, tea and wine, may slow your rate of memory loss, a ...
‘SuperAgers’: Here’s what elderly people into their 80s with superior memories have in common
To be a SuperAger, a term coined by the Northwestern researchers, a person must be over 80 and undergo extensive ...
1 in 10 Americans over 65 have Alzheimer’s — and this number is even higher in Black Americans
One in 10 Americans over 65 had dementia, while 22% experienced mild cognitive impairment, the earliest stage of the slow ...
‘Olfactory training’: 5% of COVID survivors have long-lasting smell and taste problems. Here’s what can help recover their senses
Without smell, you may not recognize the telltale signs of fires, natural gas leaks, poisonous chemicals or spoiled food and ...
How family issues, discrimination, and other social stressors age our immune systems and impact health
Social stress such as discrimination and family problems, along with job and money problems, can contribute to premature aging of ...
CRISPR gene editing poised to ‘cure’ progeria and other diseases caused by ‘misspelled’ DNA
When popular YouTube star Adalia Rose died earlier this year, she looked like a diminutive, sickly woman in her 80s ...
Menopause before 40? It could pose an added risk of dementia
Entering menopause before age 40 is linked to a 35% higher risk of developing dementia later in life, a preliminary ...
Women who experienced both sexual assault and workplace harassment have 21% increased risk of hypertension, study finds
Women who experience sexual violence, workplace sexual harassment or both have a higher long-term risk of developing high blood pressure ...
Women who have experienced sexual assault have a higher risk of dementia
Women who have been sexually assaulted have a higher risk of developing a type of brain damage that has been ...
Coffee and heart disease: Yet another study funds multiple cups a day reduces death risks
Drinking up to three cups of coffee a day may protect your heart, a new study finds. Among people with ...
Feel refreshed on just 5 hours of rest per night? Some people are blessed with ‘short sleep’ genes
[Neurologists Chris Jones and Ying-Hui Fu] had been studying advanced sleep-phase syndrome, thought to be a rare type of "morning ...
No, COVID vaccines do not harm the placenta — the organ that provides the fetus with oxygen and food
As the first organ to form during pregnancy, the placenta is critical to the development of a fetus because it ...
Can you stall Alzheimer’s and memory loss? Nutrient-dense Mediterranean diet could help, mounting evidence suggests
Meals inspired by traditional foods from the sunny Mediterranean, a new study found, may lower your risk for dementia by ...
10 cases in the world: Here’s the remarkable story of woman who got pregnant while already carrying a baby
Noah's first close-ups, taken by ultrasound at seven and 10 weeks into the pregnancy, showed 39-year-old mom Rebecca Roberts and ...
Lack of sleep nearly doubles risk of sexual dysfunction, concludes Mayo Clinic study
Consistently getting a bad night's sleep may lead to an unsatisfactory sex life for many older women, a new study ...
Not so random after all: Human egg cells choose which sperm is the lucky winner
[H]ormones present at ovulation can drive a woman to choose a cocky, confident man with a slight stubble and more masculine features. Men can ...
Full-fat dairy not linked to childhood obesity, studies show, raising questions about US dietary guidelines
There's little scientific evidence behind recommendations by US health organizations that kids should stop eating full-fat dairy after the age ...
Cancer-linked obesity soaring among millennials in the United States
Cancers fueled by obesity are on the rise among young adults in the United States and appearing at increasingly younger ...
After 60 years, best friends find out they’re biological half-brothers
Seventy-four-year-old Walter Macfarlane and 72-year-old Alan Robinson have been friends for more than 60 years. Born in Honolulu, they first ...
