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A North Carolina teen's first symptom was severe headaches before a brain-eating amoeba infection proved fatal, his mother shared on GoFundMe.

The World Health Organization has added seven new dementia risk factors, including stroke, sleep apnea, HIV and air pollution, to its updated guidelines.

A study of over 17,700 participants links higher xylitol blood levels to increased cardiovascular risk, including heart attack and stroke, over future decades.

Tart cherry juice tops a dietitian's list of sleep-boosting foods, with its natural melatonin content shown to improve both sleep quality and quantity.

Fans worldwide describe "post-Parton depression" as Dolly Parton's death triggers intense parasocial grief that psychologists say mirrors real loss.

The Trimbos Institute in the Netherlands issued a red alert after Donald Trump-shaped ecstasy pills containing potentially fatal PMMA were handed in at testing centers.

Licensed therapist Lisa Brookes Kift outlines how "quiet quitting" erodes marriages, and why the absence of arguing may signal emotional detachment.

RFK Jr. alleged Pennsylvania's two measles-associated deaths may have been "fabricated" as a dispute with Gov. Josh Shapiro over the outbreak intensifies.

A Brown University study found Shingrix reduced dementia risk by 24% over four years, building on prior research linking the shingles vaccine to brain health.

A study reveals that intermittent fasting reshapes the gut microbiome to strengthen the intestinal lining and block inflammatory compounds from the brain.