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Forming new habits involves creation of new neural pathways

By Drs. Eve Glazier and Elizabeth Ko
Mar 28, 2025 1:53 am - To form a new habit, you need to rewire your brain, which takes planning and not giving up. Learn what science has to say about maintaining your new habit.
Sepsis signs every parent should know

By Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital
Mar 28, 2025 12:37 am - Quick action by parents, caregivers and medical personnel is needed to reverse sepsis, a life-threatening reaction to an infection. Knowing the tell-tale symptoms is key to saving your child’s life.
Vaccine skeptic hired to head federal study of immunizations and autism

By Lena H. Sun, Fenit Nirappil
Mar 25, 2025 7:19 pm - A vaccine skeptic who has long promoted false claims about the connection between immunizations and autism has been tapped by the federal government to conduct a critical study of possible links between the two, according to current and former federal health officials.
What are the healthiest ultra-processed snacks?

By Anahad O’Connor
Mar 25, 2025 5:49 am - The type of foods you choose to snack on can go a long way toward improving or worsening your metabolic health. While nutritious whole foods are the best options, sometimes the most convenient or satisfying option is a packaged snack. But which ones are the healthiest?
Researchers find a hint at how to delay Alzheimer’s symptoms. Now they have to prove it

By LAURAN NEERGAARD and SHELBY LUM
Mar 23, 2025 9:33 am - An experimental treatment appears to delay Alzheimer’s symptoms in some people genetically destined to get the disease in their 40s or 50s, according to new findings from ongoing research.
Blood test for ovarian cancer misses some Black and Native American patients, study finds

By CARLA K. JOHNSON
Mar 21, 2025 1:04 pm - A common blood test may miss ovarian cancer in some Black and Native American patients, delaying their treatment, a new study finds. It's the latest example of medical tests that contribute to health care disparities.
How much sleep do you really need? Experts say it depends

By DEVNA BOSE
Mar 20, 2025 9:32 pm - Most of us spend a third of our lives sleeping, but you may need more or less than eight hours a night. The number of hours needed changes throughout your life, with babies and kids needing more sleep and people 65 and older able to function on slightly less than seven to nine hours.
Study suggests physical activity slows Alzheimer’s disease

By Drs. Eve Glazier and Elizabeth Ko
Mar 20, 2025 9:17 pm - It’s been said that being active can help your memory, but the effect it has on slowing the progression of Alzheimer's disease is linked to a specific protein that can build up in the brain, causing damage.
This cutting-edge hair loss treatment is a repurposed drug from the 1990s

By MATTHEW PERRONE
Mar 20, 2025 8:54 pm - The latest trend in treating hair loss may sound familiar — essentially, it's a repurposed drug first popularized in the 1990s. Now dermatologists are increasingly prescribing the drug, known generically as minoxidil, in low-dose pills to help men and women maintain or regrow hair.
Keep your child heart healthy with these tips

By Dr. Kristen Nelson McMillan | Advocate Children's Hospital
Mar 20, 2025 8:39 pm - Teaching children the importance of heart health is a parental responsibility that begins with modeling. Adopting certain lifestyle habits, and staying away from detrimental habits, will educate the next generation on heart health and improve your own health at the same time.

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