Category: Health and medicine

Can’t Remember Directions? Perhaps It’s Time to Speak to Your Doc

If you’re not one to remember directions, research from a new study shows that this may be a good time to speak to your doctor — it could be an early sign of Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s disease is a neurological condition that remains to be poorly understood. Though some research points to an increased risk …

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Research Shows ‘Broken Heart Syndrome’ Can Be Caused by Overwhelming Joy

Editor’s note: This post has been updated and broken links removed. Please see our policy on broken hyperlinks for more. If you can die of a broken heart, you should be able to die of enormous joy, right? It might not make much sense, but new research shows that your heart and overall health may be at …

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Marijuana May Not Cause Mental Illness, But It Can Lead to Addictions

The use of cannabis for medical treatment has been greatly debated, and it was one of the hottest topics at the world’s largest annual conference on laboratory science, Pittcon. As more manufacturers look into testing cannabis for distribution in states where it’s legal, the discussion over the value of medical marijuana rages on. Now, a …

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Study: Rate of Dementia is Decreasing, But We Don’t Know Why

Dementia is a condition that can tear apart families and relationships, and there have been few breakthroughs in terms of cures. Now, a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine may give hope to those who are being affected by the ailment. The Framingham Heart Study shows that new rates of dementia may actually be …

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