WELLNESS

The High Value of An Ounce of Prevention

The ACA made it possible for more Americans to be proactive about their health. A recent study reveals how big the benefits have been. >

Too Much Red Meat Can Sap Brain Power

Replacing some servings of processed red meat with plant proteins, fish, or poultry reduces your risk of cognitive decline and dementia. >

When Parents Play Favorites

Daughters are more often the favored child, a study finds. It has to do with the personality traits that make kids easier to deal with. >

Sleep Aids Add to the Risk of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's

Sleep gives the brain a nightly tune-up. Taking a pill like zolpidem (Ambien) prevents this, raising the risk of neurodegenerative diseases. >

Help for Patients Coping with Cancer and Alcohol Withdrawal

Psilocybin eased the anger, anxiety and physical distress of patients with cancer and alcohol use disorder, even months after treatment. >

It's Not Easy Being a Sandwich Caregiver

Parents who take care of their aging parents in addition to their own children are in a bind. There are few programs to help them cope. >

Loneliness Leaves a Message in Your Blood

Loneliness and isolation are not good for you physically or mentally, as their "signature" in your blood shows. Here's how to reconnect. >

Good News for Seniors Worried about Antibiotics

Antibiotics can disrupt the good bacteria in the gut and go on to affect the brain, leading to concern that they could spur dementia. >

Rethink Your Sugar-Sweetened Drink

Our love of sugary beverages is behind a global health crisis, particularly in developing countries. Cutting back is easier than you think. >

A Cup of Cancer Prevention

Drinking coffee and tea appears to reduce one's risk of head neck cancer -- with one exception. Decaf works, too, though not as well. >

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