HuffPost – With more and more young people being diagnosed with colorectal cancer, it’s natural to be nervous about the disease.
Rates of colorectal cancer in people under 50 have been increasing since the 1990s, according to Dr. Michael Cecchini, a co-director of the colorectal program at the Center for Gastrointestinal Cancers and medical oncologist at Yale Cancer Center.
The exact reason why rates are increasing is unknown. Experts “think it’s something lifestyle and environmental, but...
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus – Winnifred (Winnie) Hunter, PhD, knows how menopause can trigger troubles in the bedroom.
A psychologist and sex therapist, Hunter has counseled middle-aged women through countless issues that were taking tolls on their sex lives during this final reproductive stage – from depression and vaginal pain to boredom and body shame.
“Sexual health is a fundamental aspect of overall well-being that is deeply connected to one’s emotional, physical, relational and...
“The idea is for people who have mild cognitive impairment, a very minor boost in cognitive performance on a day-to-day basis can make a huge difference.”
Lack of Sleep
First, it’s harder to recall things when you haven’t slept. Second, sleep strengthens the bonds between brain cells that help you remember for the long term. Third, it’s harder to form memories in the first place when your mind is wandering because of a lack of sleep.
Good “sleep hygiene” can help: Shoot for 8 hours a night, exercise daily, stick to a regular sleep schedule, and avoid alcohol and caffeine late in...
CNN – The body of a Pennsylvania woman believed to have fallen into a fresh sinkhole this week while searching for her cat has been found in a long-abandoned mine that the sinkhole exposed, state police said Friday.
Elizabeth Pollard, 64, was found dead Friday in the mine in the southwestern Pennsylvania community of Marguerite shortly after 11:00 a.m., Pennsylvania State Police spokesperson Trooper Steve Limani said. Crews still were working to recover her body...
Mayo Clinic News Network – Measuring how well you are aging can be as simple as balancing or standing on one leg.
It may not be easy for everyone to maintain balance on one leg, but according to Mayo Clinic research, it can be a reliable measure of neuromuscular aging for both men and women.
In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Dr. Kenton Kaufman, the W. Hall Wendel Jr. Musculoskeletal Research Professor who is behind the study,...
Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS), New York – For most people who are living with the discomfort of an umbilical hernia, surgery is recommended to repair the problem.
At Mount Sinai, our expert surgeons have extensive experience in procedures to treat umbilical hernias, using minimally invasive methods whenever possible.
About Umbilical Hernias
An umbilical hernia is a weakness that develops in the abdominal wall through and around the belly button, called the umbilicus. A bulge or sac...
Researchers from Helmholtz Munich and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat (LMU) found that SARS-CoV-2 spike protein remains in the brain's protective layers -- the meninges, and the skull's bone marrow for up to four years after infection.
ARS TECHNICA – If Margaritaville were a real place, it should definitely keep a few dermatologists on hand.
In a case of an oft-overlooked food preparation risk, a 40-year-old man showed up to an allergy clinic in Texas with a severe, burning rash on both his hands that had developed two days earlier.
A couple of days later, it blistered. And a few weeks after that, the skin darkened and scaled. After several months, the skin...