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“Researchers assessed the physical activity of more than 28,000 people diagnosed with stage 1 cancer in the year before their diagnosis based on data gathered from fitness devices, gym logs, and organized fitness events.”

“In addition, higher levels of caffeine and its principal metabolites (paraxanthine and theophylline) were associated with a lower risk of Parkinson's, even after considering other risk factors, such as smoking and alcohol use.”

“Approximately 812,000 children living in the United States experience a traumatic brain injury (TBI) – a disruption in normal brain function caused by an external mechanical force – each year. TBI is a serious injury, eliciting both acute and chronic damage to the brain.”

“Data indicate that fewer than 23 percent of Americans achieve recommended levels of activity. The questionnaire-based study assessed the lifestyles of 1,340 women with breast cancer at multiple times throughout survivorship, including before, during, and after treatment.”

“Exercise is a critical component of public health recommendations to prevent cancer. A growing body of scientific research demonstrates that engaging in exercise after a cancer diagnosis can improve outcomes, but the mechanisms that mediate these effects are not fully characterized.”

“Supplementing with oral DHEA (usually 25–50 mg per day) can meaningfully boost testosterone levels, potentially improving symptoms like low energy, quality of life, and libido; however, limited evidence exists for improvements in menopausal symptoms, sexual function, cognition, or overall well being in normal women without adrenal insufficiency.”

“Taken together, these data suggest that sleep – especially deep sleep – is not only important for the prevention of Alzheimer's disease but also may be key in the treatment of TBI. Link to study abstract. Link to relevant podcast.”

“Previous research has demonstrated that transplanting the microbiota of patients with depression into germ-free mice can induce depressive symptoms in these animals. The study involved 311 participants between the ages of 18 and 65 years, roughly half of whom had been diagnosed with major depressive disorder.”

“Even after taking other risk factors into account, such as age, sex, education, race, cognitive diagnosis, depression, and whether they carried the APOE4 gene, people who took vitamin D were 40 percent less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease during the study period than those who did not.”

“Compared with having none of the three risk factors, having all three was associated with a 2.7-fold higher rate of dementia and a 5.6-fold higher rate of death without dementia over the follow-up period.”