UPFs an Independent Risk Factor for Poor Brain Health

UPFs an Independent Risk Factor for Poor Brain Health

Consuming highly processed foods may be harmful to the aging brain, independent of other risk factors for adverse neurologic outcomes and adherence to recommended dietary patterns, new research suggests. Observations from a large cohort of adults followed for more than 10 years suggested that eating more ultra-processed foods (UPFs) may increase the risk for cognitive …

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Can you go blind looking at eclipse? Doctors’ tips, watchers’ tales.

Can you go blind looking at eclipse? Doctors’ tips, watchers’ tales.

Solar eclipse 2024: What to know, how to prepare AccuWeather astronomy expert Brian Lada goes over the key things to know about the upcoming total solar eclipse that will darken the skies over the United States from Texas to Maine on April 8. When the ophthalmologist looked into a 26-year-old’s eye in 2017, it was …

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