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1 month ago | 
thesunmagazine.org | Finn Cohen |Melissa Febos |Monica Trasandes
As I write this in late February, it is snowing in central North Carolina for the second time in two days; it’s the third round of snow we’ve had this winter, which is already significant, but this time it’s really sticking given how cold it is. These events are rare here and have gotten rarer in the last few years.
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1 month ago | 
thesunmagazine.org | Finn Cohen
I struck up a bit of jovial correspondence in early 2020 with Mark Gozonsky, just before we published our second essay of his. Several members of our staff were planning to attend the Association of Writers & Writing Programs conference in San Antonio, Texas, that year, and Gozonsky invited us to play Wiffle ball. But the pandemic had other plans for us that spring.
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1 month ago | 
resources.healthgrades.com | Finn Cohen
A new study suggests that swapping butter for plant-based oils, particularly olive oil, soybean oil, and canola oil, may reduce the risk of premature death. Researchers observed that substituting 10 grams of butter a day with an equal amount of plant-based oil was associated with an estimated 17% reduction in overall mortality and a 17% reduction in cancer mortality.
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1 month ago | 
medicalnewstoday.com | Finn Cohen
Share on PinterestA new study suggests that swapping butter for plant-based oils, particularly olive oil, soybean oil, and canola oil, may reduce the risk of premature death. Researchers observed that substituting 10 grams of butter a day with an equal amount of plant-based oil was associated with an estimated 17% reduction in overall mortality and a 17% reduction in cancer mortality.
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2 months ago | 
medicalnewstoday.com | Finn Cohen
Share on PinterestIntensive blood pressure control for adults with hypertension and high cardiovascular risk can reduce the risk of mild cognitive impairment or dementia in the long term, according to a new study. Current estimates suggest that more than 9 million Americans could have dementia by 2030, and nearly 12 million by 2040. Mild cognitive impairment, a transitional state between normal cognitive aging and dementia, is also expected to increase.
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2 months ago | 
resources.healthgrades.com | Finn Cohen
Intensive blood pressure control for adults with hypertension and high cardiovascular risk can reduce the risk of mild cognitive impairment or dementia in the long term, according to a new study. Current estimates suggest that more than 9 million Americans could have dementia by 2030, and nearly 12 million by 2040. Mild cognitive impairment, a transitional state between normal cognitive aging and dementia, is also expected to increase.
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Jan 22, 2025 | 
resources.healthgrades.com | Finn Cohen
Anti-inflammatory drugs like ibuprofen, along with antibiotics, antiviral medications, and vaccines, were associated with a reduced risk of dementia, according to a new systematic review. Dementia affects more than 55 million people worldwide at an estimated global cost of more than $1 trillion, and up to 70% of those people have Alzheimer’s disease.
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Jan 22, 2025 | 
medicalnewstoday.com | Finn Cohen
Share on PinterestAnti-inflammatory drugs like ibuprofen, along with antibiotics, antiviral medications, and vaccines, were associated with a reduced risk of dementia, according to a new systematic review. Dementia affects more than 55 million people worldwide at an estimated global cost of more than $1 trillion, and up to 70% of those people have Alzheimer’s disease.
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Nov 22, 2024 | 
resources.healthgrades.com | Finn Cohen
If Americans over 40 walked as much each day as the most physically active members of the population, they could extend their life span by at least five years, a new study finds. The least physically active 25% of the population stood the most to gain, according to the predictive model: For each hour of walking they do, they can extend their life by about 6 hours.
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Nov 22, 2024 | 
medicalnewstoday.com | Finn Cohen
Share on PinterestIf Americans over 40 walked as much each day as the most physically active members of the population, they could extend their life span by at least five years, a new study finds. The least physically active 25% of the population stood the most to gain, according to the predictive model: For each hour of walking they do, they can extend their life by about 6 hours.
