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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A large-scale international study found that creative activities such as music, dance, painting and even certain video games may help keep the brain biologically “younger.” Researchers from 13 countries — including teams at Trinity College Dublin in Ireland and SWPS University in Poland — analyzed brain data from more than 1,400 adults …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The first study to evaluate the link between Alzheimer’s disease and body weight found a significant association. Researchers at Washington University Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri, discovered that Alzheimer’s blood biomarkers increased 95% faster in people with obesity than in non-obese individuals. The study, which was presented Tuesday at the annual meeting …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A consistent bedtime may play a meaningful role in lowering blood pressure, according to new research examining how sleep timing affects cardiovascular health. While most people think primarily about getting enough hours of sleep, experts say when you sleep also has an important effect on heart health. Dr. William Lu, medical director …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Scientists in Switzerland have built a robot as small as a grain of sand. Surgeons control it with magnets and move it through blood vessels to place medicine exactly where it is needed. Bradley J. Nelson, an author of the paper in Science and a professor of robotics at ETH Zurich, said …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The shingles vaccine could slow the progress of dementia, according to a new study from Stanford. These findings follow previous research that found older adults who received the vaccine were 20% less likely to develop dementia over the next seven years compared to those who didn’t get the shot. “For the first …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Eating a daily serving of peanuts may help older adults improve blood flow to their brains and boost memory, according to new research. In a study published in Clinical Nutrition, scientists at the NUTRIM Institute at Maastricht University Medical Center in the Netherlands set out to test whether this simple, inexpensive food …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Previous research has found that the human brain reaches maturity sometime in the 20s, but a new study suggests that it never stops developing. Neuroscientists at the University of Cambridge have identified “five major epochs,” or stages, of brain structure, according to a press release from the university. Over the lifespan, the …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Certain people who use cannabis tend to drink less alcohol, a new study found. Researchers from Brown University’s Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies set out to determine whether cannabis use has an effect on alcohol craving and consumption — specifically, whether smoking marijuana can reduce alcohol use in heavy drinkers. The …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! People with “beer bellies” may have an increased risk of heart damage, raising fresh concerns about the health risks tied to extra weight around the midsection. German researchers found that men with fat deposits around the abdomen showed clear signs of early heart damage, even when their overall weight wasn’t especially high. …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Scientists at UCLA have developed an “off-the-shelf” cell-based immunotherapy that was able to track down and kill pancreatic cancer cells even after they had spread to other organs. In a mouse study, the treatment slowed cancer growth, extended survival and remained effective even within the harsh environment of solid tumors. “Even when …