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This much exercise helps your brain function after a bad night’s sleep

"We know that exercise improves or maintains our cognitive performance, even when oxygen levels are reduced," said one expert.

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How to tell if someone is high on drugs — and what you can do to help

"With alcohol, any of the depressants, any opiates, any barbiturates or benzodiazepines, can be very dangerous," one expert told The Post.

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Even ‘good’ cholesterol is bad: Study finds high HDL linked to dementia

A survey of 18,000 people aged 65 and older showed that those with a HDL reading of 80 mg/dL were at a significantly greater risk of developing dementia.

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Holiday suicides are a myth — December has the fewest of any month

According to a new study, news outlets play a significant role in the public's misperception about that. "Let's not sensationalize the risk of suicide," said one mental health expert.

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Most Americans don’t know they have prediabetes — here’s how to check for...

80% of people with prediabetes don't know it, according to the CDC.

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Gotta go? 8 easy and affordable home remedies that could cure your constipation

When you're as backed up as the Holland Tunnel, these easy home remedies might help get things moving again.

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Stress-eating comfort food makes stress worse, study finds — here’s why and...

"To see such a significant difference in how their bodies recover from stress when they eat fatty foods is staggering," said one researcher.

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This superfood could lower the risk of breast cancer: new study

Flaxseed - one of nature's superfoods — can also help lower total blood cholesterol and LDL or "bad" cholesterol levels.

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Cocoa extract has cognitive benefits, new study finds — here’s how much to eat

In case you missed it, chocolate and cocoa have been heralded in a number of studies for possible health benefits.

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Ibuprofen gelatin cocktail touted on TikTok as method to delay periods — but...

"I drank two ibuprofens and I drank gelatin ... and that stopped my period," Cardi B bragged.

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Deadly monkeypox strain kills an alarming 1 in 10 people, CDC warns

"The virus variant is known to be more virulent. If it adapts better to human-to-human transmission, that presents a risk," said one expert.

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Two new cutting-edge sickle cell treatments approved by FDA despite side effects

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday approved a pair of gene therapies for sickle cell disease, including the first treatment based on the breakthrough CRISPR gene editing technology.

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Long-suspected link between cats and schizophrenia could be real: new study

"We found that individuals exposed to cats had approximately twice the odds of developing schizophrenia," researchers recently revealed.

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What is the boiled egg diet and does it actually work?

People who followed the boiled egg diet reported some short-term success with it. "5 lb down in 1 week!" said one dieter on TikTok.

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What is chronic fatigue syndrome? Here’s how patients live with — and fight —...

"I was not unlike the many who met with physicians for more than a decade, only to be told it was my imagination," said one patient.

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COVID-19 hospitalizations jump 30%: ‘Virus is still very much with us’

"COVID has not disappeared, although it may have gone from many people's minds," said one medical expert.

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Has the ‘100-day cough’ come to the US? Experts reveal how to stay safe this...

"Bump elbows with grandma, and don’t let her kiss the new babies," advised one medical expert.

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Poison control got 3,000 calls due to Ozempic overdoses this year

One overdose case involved a 50-year-old man who accidentally gave himself 50 units instead of 5 units of semaglutide. He vomited for two days and had nausea for a week.

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Cause of morning sickness in pregnancy finally revealed — with potential...

"When I was pregnant, I became so ill that I could barely move without being sick," said one of the medical researchers.

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Are you aging well? Here are the 7 signs geriatricians look for in older adults

Get a hobby — if not, "your brain is going to go to sludge because it’s not getting any stimulation," said one healthy aging expert.

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