by Christian Goodman | Oct 4, 2025
A new study from Stanford researchers just changed how we think about shingles and brain health. Tracking over 280,000 older adults for seven years, the team found that people who received the shingles vaccine were about 20% less likely to develop dementia. What makes...
by Christian Goodman | Oct 3, 2025
Exercise may hold the key to better sexual health for men with prostate cancer. A new randomized clinical trial published in JAMA Oncology studied 112 men with prostate cancer, average age 66, who were experiencing sexual dysfunction. For six months, participants were...
by Christian Goodman | Oct 2, 2025
A squeeze of a handgrip might be all your blood pressure needs, according to a new study in The Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. Older adults with high blood pressure tried two home routines. One group squeezed a handgrip at half strength for four sets of...
by Christian Goodman | Sep 30, 2025
Feeling anxious after seeing something unsettling? New research suggests a simple breathing pattern might help you steady yourself more quickly. A recent trial led by Iwabe and colleagues studied 17 healthy adults. The goal was to see if slow-paced breathing could...
by Christian Goodman | Sep 21, 2025
Vertigo is unsettling, and it’s natural to want quick relief, often in the form of a small pill prescribed to calm dizziness. But new research in JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery warns that while it may ease symptoms in the moment, it can significantly...