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Melatonin Supplement Use Rising Among Adults

… melatonin supplements to help them sleep has risen sharply. Melatonin is produced by the brain in response to darkness. It helps cue the body that it’s time to sleep. But studies have …
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Lack of Sleep in Middle Age May Increase Dementia Risk

… the risk of dementia, there are plenty of reasons why a good night’s sleep might be good for brain health,” says Dr. Séverine Sabia of Inserm and University College London. …
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Blood Test Predicts Age When Alzheimer’s Symptoms Start

… researchers better design approaches to prevent or treat symptoms. Alzheimer’s disease is a brain disorder that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills. It’s the most common form of …
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Video Games May Help Doctors Screen for Depression

… with depression did not. “Our behavioral game gives us clues to what is happening in the brains of patients with depression,” says Dr. Paul Glimcher of New York University, who co-led …
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Waking Up to Anesthesia

… medicine practically overnight,” says Brown. Life-saving procedures like open-heart surgery, brain surgery or organ transplantation would be impossible without general anesthesia. General … strategies to identify and prevent anesthesia awareness. Small studies suggested that brain monitors might help. But in 2008, Evers and his colleagues reported the results of the …
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Birthing Options for Full-Term Pregnancy

… Being inside the womb for a full 39 weeks is important for a baby’s development. A baby’s brain nearly doubles in size during the last few weeks of pregnancy. The lungs and liver are …
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Daily Aspirin May Not Benefit Healthy Older Adults

… U.S. These are often caused by blood clots that form in the blood vessels to the heart or the brain. For people who’ve had a heart attack or stroke, aspirin can help prevent a second one. …
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Treatment May Help Youth Quit Vaping

… for smoking cessation in adults. It works by blocking some effects of nicotine in the brain. This makes nicotine less enjoyable and reduces cravings. The new study included 261 …
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Managing Diabetes

… which is very low blood glucose. “Hypoglycemia is one of the main reasons people with type 1 visit hospital emergency rooms every day,” Arreaza-Rubín says. “It happens more frequently during …
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Breathe Easier

… the filters with those who don’t. They hope the use of the filters will also reduce hospital visits. Research has shown that improving indoor air quality in the home can improve the health …