Category: Life Sciences

Ask Tufts Experts: How to Gain Weight; Heart Health Terms Explained

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I’m recovering from illness and need to put on a few pounds. Any advice? Judith…

Embracing Soy Foods

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Soy foods—like edamame, tofu, soymilk, and tempeh—are nutrient-rich, easy to use, and an excellent source…

Dinner Time! Making it Quick and Healthy

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Like all meals, dinner should include plenty of minimally processed plant foods (non-starchy vegetables, fruits,…

Newsbites: Inflammatory gut microbes; Vitamin D; Dementia

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Food Choices May Increase Inflammatory Gut Microbes The bacteria that live in our gut have…

Dietary Supplement Myths You Need to Know

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In a 2019 poll, 86 percent of Americans surveyed said they took some kind of…

Ask Dr. Etingin: Causes of blurry vision; Insomnia and coronary heart disease

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What causes blurry vision? Blurry vision can be caused by what ophthalmologists call a “refractive…

For Some Women, the Benefits of Hormone Therapy Outweigh the Risks

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Results released in 2006 from the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI)—a large, randomized trial that studied…

Women with Diabetes Have a Higher Risk of Heart Attack Than Men

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Diabetes is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD), but research suggests that the…

Heart Arteries Aren’t the Only Ones That May Be Clogged

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Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a buildup of plaque within the peripheral arteries in the…

Frontline: Risk of dementia; Risk of falls: Decrease gut inflammation

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Getting Enough Sleep May Cut Your Risk of Dementia People in their 50s and 60s…