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Researchers are reporting that high intensity exercise can help ease symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. Experts say the benefits are apparent in both the early and later stages of disease. They add that exercise helps people with Parkinson’s disease by improving…

Reviewers’ Notes Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago have identified a process by which enzymes can help prevent heart damage in chemotherapy patients. The enzymes are normally found in a cell's mitochondria, the powerhouse that produces energy. But when…

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. Getting kids to take medication (or even a daily multivitamin) can be quite the challenge for a parent. And…

Reviewers’ Notes A research team supervised by a health policy researcher at the University of Chicago has found that increasingly common private equity investments in healthcare are generally associated with higher costs to patients and payers. That's according to a…

When immigrants gave birth in a U.S. state that limits postpartum public insurance eligibility based on their immigration status, they are less likely to receive medical care following childbirth, a study published July 18 in JAMA shows. “Compared to states…

Cancer is one of the most devastating diseases in the world. In 2023, more than 1.9 million new cancer cases and 609,820 deaths are projected to occur in the United States alone. As efforts are underway to improve diagnostic tools,…

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. There’s no low-effort meal more satisfying in the summer than hot dogs straight from the grill. But we’ll admit…

South Africa’s national health department recently invited public comment on regulations for warning labels on food packaging. The regulations specify how pre-packaged food should be labeled. Broadly speaking, “front-of-pack” labels provide information about the overall nutritional quality of foods and…

In a recent study published in Nature Communications, researchers reported on Nurr1 as a promising therapeutic target for managing Parkinson's disease (PD). Study: An optimized Nurr1 agonist provides disease-modifying effects in Parkinson’s disease models. Image Credit: Chinnapong/Shutterstock.com Background PD is a highly…

The toughest thing about trauma is trying to reclaim the life you had before it. Fifteen years ago, I was violently beaten and raped by a stranger, who followed me through a park one spring afternoon. I’d been hiking on…