Ron Carr describes how an APOE4 result, a heart scan and a third health notification reshaped his approach to Alzheimer’s and cardiovascular risk.
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Genes May Protect Against APOE4 Alzheimer’s Risk
A study of nearly 450,000 people identified genetic regions linked to lower Alzheimer’s risk among APOE4 carriers, but the findings need validation.
How I Found Hope After A Life-Changing Diagnosis
A personal essay recounts an MS diagnosis, changes in symptoms and imaging, and the writer’s effort to find hope without claiming a cure.
What’s More Important In Retirement – What You Want Or What You Need?
A Sixty and Me essay argues that retirement calls for listening to personal interests while still protecting health, finances and support.
The Machine Didn’t Plant The Seed
A Sixty and Me contributor describes how personal memories, music knowledge and repeated revisions shape songs made with AI.
Amazon’s New Haul Section Has Hundreds Of Health And Fitness Products Under $3 This October Prime Day, But Hurry! Everything Sells Out Fast
Fit&Well reports hundreds of health and fitness products under $3 on Amazon Haul during October Prime Day, with limited stock and shipping trade-offs.
Which Longevity Trends Are People Trying Now? 10 Popular Picks
A headline identifies ice baths and sleepmaxxing among current longevity trends, but the available report provides no details on its 10 picks.
‘Taj Mahal Of Vent Units’: Nursing Homes Adapt To Growing Acuity With Complex Procedures Normally Performed In Hospitals
Several nursing-home operators are adding ventilator care, on-site dialysis and other hospital-level services as residents arrive with more complex needs.
Nobel Medicine Prize Goes To 3 Scientists For Research Into Brain Activity
Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel won the Nobel medicine prize for research that made light a tool for controlling neurons.
Doctors Retrieved Nails From Patient’s Bowels
Doctors used cap-assisted colonoscopy to remove eight swallowed nails from a woman’s colon after four days without passage.