Being Married Linked to Increased Risk of Dementia
By Avinash Chandra, Queen Mary University of London Would you believe me if I told you that staying single…
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Stretch Your Way to Better Health
By Anne-Marie Tremblay Along with strength, balance, and endurance, flexibility is key to maintaining your mobility and independence by reducing the chances of a fall; fortunately, you can always improve your flexibility, whatever your physical condition About 10 years…
A Golden Era for Personalized Medicine Is approaching, But Are We Ready?
By Nazia Pathan, PhD, McMaster University If there’s a disease that seems to run in your family, if you’ve…
Wildfire Smoke Can Harm Your Brain, Not Just Your Lungs
By Bhavini Gohel, University of Calgary and Muskaan Muse Laroyia, University of Calgary Wildfires are already burning in parts…
Maintaining Mobility with Aging Means Planning Ahead
By Brenda Vrkljan, McMaster University For people who have trouble getting around, stairs, bathrooms and kitchens are among the…
It’s Not Just About Hearing: Why Getting Help for Hearing Loss Is Also a Psychological Journey
By Bill Hodgetts, University of Alberta When people think about hearing loss, they picture someone turning up the TV…
More than Just an Animal: Losing a Pet Deserves More Attention and Compassion
By Renata Roma, University of Saskatchewan When my dog passed away four years ago, coping with the loss was…
Emergency Alerts and News Notifications Can Make Us Stressed and Anxious — Here’s What You Can Do to Cope
By Indu Subramanian, University of California, Los Angeles and Sahib Khalsa, University of California, Los Angeles When there’s a…
Curing Alzheimer’s Disease: Magic Bullet or Magic Shotgun Blast?
By Donald Weaver, University of Toronto Why are researchers still fumbling in the quest to cure what is arguably…
Joe Biden Has Advanced Prostate Cancer with a Gleason Score of 9. What Does this Mean?
By Sarah Diepstraten, and John (Eddie) La Marca, WEHI (Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research) Former US…
