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A joyful noise: Young suburban cancer survivor’s story inspires new music

By Barbara Vitello
May 02, 2025 10:13 am - Twelve-year-old Lake in the Hills girl’s cancer survival story inspires new choral/orchestral work
‘I know I have hope’: Community rallies behind U-46 teacher in urgent need of a kidney

By Vincent Pierri
May 02, 2025 7:59 am - To her students at Timber Trails Elementary School in Hoffman Estates, Katie Pappas is more than a health teacher.
Can creatine supplements help older adults’ muscles? Here’s what to know.

By Teddy Amenabar
May 02, 2025 7:57 am - For years, studies have shown that creatine supplements can help younger athletes build stronger muscles. Now, scientists are asking whether older adults at risk of age-related muscle loss could benefit from the supplement as well.
Nurses: Beloved, but still burned out and looking for new paths

By Teri (Dreher) Frykenberg
May 02, 2025 7:57 am - Nurses face burnout and staffing shortages. Many are shifting to patient advocacy, using their skills to improve care while gaining independence. As National Nurses Month is celebrated, the rise of nurse advocates highlights their essential role in today’s evolving healthcare landscape.
These experts on aging, now seniors themselves, see things differently

By Amanda Erickson
May 02, 2025 7:55 am - Pursuing a passion or project boosts mental and physical health. Studies show people engaged in meaningful activities feel happier, healthier and more energized.
Just an hour of weight training a week can make you stronger

By Gretchen Reynolds
May 01, 2025 11:43 pm - Just two 30-minute sessions of weight training a week is enough to build muscle mass and strength, a new study says.
Brown rice has more arsenic than white. Is it still the better choice?

By Anahad O’Connor and Teddy Amenabar
May 01, 2025 11:31 pm - In recent years, brown rice’s stellar reputation has been questioned. Some health and social media influencers have even discouraged people from eating it, saying brown rice should be avoided because it contains arsenic. Health experts, however, say that concerns about arsenic in brown rice are mostly overstated.
At 77, she’s as fit as a 25-year-old. What her body tells us about aging.

By Marlene Cimons
May 01, 2025 11:03 pm - Jeannie Rice, who just turned 77, has the physiology of a 25-year-old woman. Researchers are studying Rice to understand how humans can stay fit as they age, regardless of natural ability and the reduced physical activity often seen in older people.
‘Smart insoles’ could help diagnose dementia, other health problems

By Erin Blakemore
May 01, 2025 10:49 pm - A new “smart insole” system that transmits data based on a person’s gait could one day provide earlier warnings of dementia, orthopedic issues and lumbar disc problems, a recent study says.
Genetic medicine can leave people with rare mutations behind. But there’s new hope.

By LAURA UNGAR
May 01, 2025 10:45 pm - Stunning advances in genetic science have revealed the subtle, insidious culprits behind brutal diseases and have started paving the way for treatments. But patients with these exceedingly rare mutations often have fewer options and poorer prospects such that many are now pinning hopes on experimental gene therapies.

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