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Growing up in Sunset Park, Dr. Doris Chan, a cardiologist at NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn, didn't plan on becoming a doctor - but she was inspired to pursue a career she would love thanks to an impassioned biology teacher at Brooklyn Technical High School."It was him that opened up the door to the world of STEM, or medicine, to me and that was the path of light I continued to follow wholeheartedly without any type of expectation," Chan said of her ninth grade teacher.

Mental illness is a notorious thief, stealing joy, peace, and ease from the estimated one billion people worldwide who suffer from it.Now, it appears that mental illness steals still more too: years and youth.According to new research presented Mar. 26 at the European Congress of Psychiatry in Paris, people suffering from a range of psychiatric conditionsparticularly depression, bipolar disorder, and anxietycarry markers in their blood indicating that their biological age is older than their chronological age.

We have historically thought about weight as the mere outcome of our deliberate choices about diet and exercise.We have not typically thought about weight like a disease.But in the past 18 months, there's been an extraordinary revolution in weight-loss medication that's putting in our hands a therapy that can help people easily shed weight without major side effects.

Here's one that will make you rejoice and groan at the same time: Dieting is worse for you than being overweight.That's right, the restrictive behavior of significantly reducing calories and eliminating entire categories of foods puts such a toll on a body, it's better to simply be mildly obese.But why?

By Allie Arnell and Joy Nemerson What could be better than plant-based protein?How about plant-based protein made from upcycled foods?The Upcycled Certified TM program highlights brands creating new, high-quality food products and ingredients from surplus food.Often plant-based by nature, upcycled foods are extending the plant-based food lifecycle further than ever.

Obesity is a chronic disease that affects millions of people worldwide and has become a major health problem.It has spread to almost every corner of the planet to the point that "[obesity] has grown to epidemic proportions," says the World Health Organization (WHO).More than 5 million people die every year because of the diseases and harmful effects associated with obesity.

Millions of people take statins to reduce the risk of heart attacks, but for some the medication causes debilitating side effects.Digital Vision./GettyImages When the FDA approved bempedoic acid, marketed under the brand name Nexletol, back in 2020, it was clear that the drug helped lower LDL "bad" cholesterol.

In the last decade, many new diets have emerged, bringing with them either praise or controversies.In any case, there have been debates among the netizens about what kind of diet is the best.Many health experts argue that diets can be harmful to your physical health as it makes you restrict food intake, however, the other half stands firm about the benefits of diets.

Can we objectively tell how fast we are aging?With a good measure, scientists might be able to change our rate of aging to live longer and healthier lives.Researchers know that some people age faster than others and have been trying to concisely measure the internal physiological changes that lead to deteriorating health with age.

Sign up for CNN's Sleep, But Better newsletter series.Our seven-part guide has helpful hints to achieve better sleep.When you don't get enough good sleep, the short-term consequences are noticeable maybe you're distracted at work or snappy with loved ones.But in the background, irregular and poor-quality sleeping patterns could increase your risk for developing cardiovascular disease, according to a study published this week in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

What's in your faucet can be a dangerous thing.If you're like an estimated 200 million Americans, every time you turn on the tap, a host of contaminants come out with the water.Among these are trace amounts of PFAS, short for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances.Also known as forever chemicalsbecause that's pretty much how long they linger in the environmentexposure to these ubiquitous manufacturing chemicals have been linked by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to potential health consequences including decreased fertility, hypertension in pregnant people, increased risk of certain cancers (especially kidney cancer), developmental delays in children, hormonal irregularities, elevated cholesterol, reduced effectiveness of the immune system, and more.

Adults who stay well-hydrated appear to live longer and develop fewer chronic conditions, a study suggests.The peer-reviewed findings of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a US medical research agency, were published in the eBioMedicine journal on Monday.Using health data gathered from 11,255 adults over 30 years, researchers analysed links between serum sodium levels  which go up when fluid intake goes down  and various indicators of health.

Tony Curran said he and Martin Compston feeling a kinship and bromance was important while they filmed their Scottish friendship drama Mayflies.The friends, who have worked together before on psychological drama Red Road and share a love of football club Celtic, star in the new BBC drama adaptation of Andrew O'Hagan's acclaimed novel.