In a recent study published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, researchers investigate whether one year of supplementation with multivitamins could improve hippocampus-mediated cognition and memory in older adults. Study: Multivitamin supplementation improves memory in older adults: a randomized clinical trial. Image Credit: photo_gonzo / Shutterstock.com Background Healthy dietary patterns are associated with improvements in cognitive aging. Additionally, taking dietary […]

An exploratory analysis of the LoDoCo2 (Low-Dose Colchicine 2) randomized, controlled, double-blind trial found that daily therapy with a low dose of colchicine was associated with lower incidences of both total knee replacement and total hip replacement surgeries. The analysis is published in Annals of Internal Medicine. Osteoarthritis is an increasingly common joint disease that can be associated with low-grade […]

When people decide it’s time to lose weight, they’re usually keen to see quick results. Maybe they have an event coming up or want relief from health problems and discomfort. But expert guidelines typically recommend slower weight loss for the treatment of obesity. This tallies with a a widely held opinion that fast weight loss is more quickly regained. Slow […]

Is happiness something to work hard towards and accumulate over time or is it something transient and fleeting that should be savored in the moment? Past research has examined who, when and why some people favor feeling happy now versus later, but those studies don’t address how this preference for immediate versus delayed happiness relates to behavior and well-being. Now, […]

Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a simple, low-cost clip that uses a smartphone’s camera and flash to monitor blood pressure at the user’s fingertip. The clip works with a custom smartphone app and currently costs about 80 cents to make. The researchers estimate that the cost could be as low as 10 cents apiece when […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The Medical Board of Australia’s impending decision to ban online doctors from prescribing drugs to patients they have never spoken to, let alone properly consulted, is a welcome and necessary response to the more troubling elements of the telehealth boom. As The Age […]

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. Longtime 90210 fans: get ready, because Jennie Garth and her eldest daughter Luca are about to make you see double (and Luca will instantly remind you of Garth’s iconic character!) On May 24, the What I Like About You […]

Researchers have developed a digital device that provides an objective assessment of how a person uses their inhaler. Researchers report that people using the device to monitor medication adherence were more likely to use less medication to treat their asthma. The researchers said the technology could help doctors decide which patients would benefit from expensive biologic drugs. Asthma is a […]

Revealed: The THREE little-known signs that your gut isn’t healthy Bloating, tiredness and weight change can all be signs of an unhealthy gut Experts say poor gut health can also be linked to cancer and should be checked Your gut can reveal a lot about your health — especially signs that something’s not quite right internally.  But it’s not just diarrhoea […]

A new editorial paper was published in Oncoscience (Volume 10) on May 11, 2023, entitled, "UPR-induced ovarian cancer cell fusion: a mechanism favoring drug resistance?" In this editorial, researchers Melisa Husein, Patrick Petignat and Marie Cohen from the University of Geneva discuss epithelial ovarian cancer. Epithelial ovarian cancer is an almost universally fatal disease, ranked as the top cause of […]