Health

New research has found that depletion of the body’s levels of BRCA1, which is famously linked to several forms of cancer, may also cause dementia. (Corbis)

It’s already known – primarily due to Angelina Jolie’s announcement that she has it – that certain mutations in BRCA1, an important protein involved in DNA repair, can increase a person’s risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer, but researchers from the University of California and Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease ...

The scientific community needs to study menstruation as this body function impacts half of society.

Not so long ago, it was conventional wisdom that menstruation made women weaker, mentally inferior, unstable, and unclean once a month. For the most part, we know better, but periods are still a taboo topic. So taboo, in fact, that it’s still relatively uncharted territory in terms of medical research. There isn’t even a complete consensus as to why human women menstruate, let alone ...

Everyone knows that running is a great way to get into shape, but did you know that it can benefit almost every part of your body, as well as lift your mood? Running is incredibly effective at making you healthier in a number of ways. While it may not be everybody's favorite form of exercise, knowing what it can do for your life just may make you look at running in an entirely new light.

Improve Your Health

Believe it or not, running is actually a great way to increase ...

How sharp you are at age 65 may be tied to something totally out of your control: your blood type. And people with Type AB blood — the least common type — may face a particularly high risk of memory loss later in life, according to a study published Wednesday in the journal Neurology.
The researchers asked more than 1,000 people age 45 and older to perform cognitive and memory tests — learning and then recalling a list of 10 words, for example — and then took a blood sample from each study ...

You’ve lost your car keys. But it hardly matters since you can’t remember where you parked the car. Some memory loss is normal. But how do you know when something more serious is going on? Read on to learn how to protect your brain health...

We all want to have instant recall.

The sad truth?

Once we pass our mid-20s, memory slowly declines.

By our 50s, we start to misplace things, forget appointments, and never mind trying to learn new names.

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Best Tips to Keep and Improve Vision

As the years go by, time can take a toll on your eyesight. Blurred vision, the inevitable glasses and more frequent visits to the ophthalmologist seem to come with age. Find out about 6 common eye conditions in women and tips to help improve vision...

Our joints ache, bones break and faces wrinkle. Now add eye problems to the list of age-related eye conditions women face. The longer we live, the more beating our sight takes. According

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The right diet can help manage, treat and even stop migraine headaches. In her book

Joy Bauer’s

Food

Cures

(Rodale, 2007), renowned nutritionist Joy Bauer shares which miracle-working foods can ease migraines...

If you opt for nutrient-rich foods, you can achieve overall wellness while treating common health ailments. Here are Bauer's top picks for treating migraine headaches:

1. Omega 3-fortified eggs: Rich in omega 3 fats, these specialized eggs reduce the inflammation ...