In a recently published study, scientists conclude that excessive daytime sleepiness could predict the onset of Alzheimer’s in later life. It affects around 5.7 million people in the United States — and this number is predicted to rise. Some estimate that, by 2050, 13.8 million U.S. adults might be affected. Despite its growing prevalence, […]
There is increasing evidence that we are what our mothers ate during pregnancy; if they consumed a high-fat diet, then we might suffer the consequences, be it obesity or non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. A new study, however, may have uncovered a way to prevent the latter. Researchers say PQQ — found in kiwi fruit — […]
A researcher who led an Australian study that found adults aged 70 and over who are classed as overweight under the current Body Mass Index (BMI) definition are less likely to die over a 10 year period than their normal weight counterparts is calling for a revision of BMI for this group so it more […]
Depression is one of the most common mental disorders in the United States. In 2014, there were around 15.7 million adults aged 18 or older in the U.S. who had experienced at least one major depressive episode in the last year, which represented 6.7 percent of all American adults. According to the Anxiety and Depression […]