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Heroin from opium poppies, cocaine from the coca plant. Not anymore, says substance use disorder expert Eric Stain at Johns Hopkins.  Strain: We’re shifting in our drug use from plant-based drugs of abuse to manufacture-based drugs of abuse. Rather than …

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100,000. That’s the official word on how many deaths due to drug overdoses have taken place in the US in the last year, with a new analysis in the Lancet projecting over a million overdose deaths in North America if …

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Lifestyle factors that influence health include what you eat, how much you exercise and even simply more around, how much mental stimulation you get and how social you are, and these factors do influence your risk of developing dementia. Anja …

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Your vascular system consists of your heart and blood vessels, and its health has a lot to do with whether you will develop dementia as you get older. That’s according to Anja Soldan, a dementia expert at Johns Hopkins. Soldan: …

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Avoiding dementia is high on the list in most people’s plan for aging well. Anja Soldan, an Alzheimer’s disease expert at Johns Hopkins, offers a place to start. Soldan: What I always like to say is what’s good for your …

If you’re concerned about your dementia risk you may want to involve your heart, Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more »

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Lasers, which produce light at specific wavelengths, have been used for some time now to treat various aspects of skin aging since they can remove top layers of skin and stimulate the collagen underneath. Noori Kim, a dermatologist at Johns …

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Most of us have heard of Botox and its cousins, which paralyze muscles. When used on muscles in the face this can reduce wrinkling. Johns Hopkins dermatologist Noori Kim says these treatments belong to a class called ‘neuromodulators’ and can …

An old favorite for reducing signs of skin aging also has another application, Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more »