Health & Wellness at Home

A U.S. study found lower mortality among dementia patients who were overweight or obese at diagnosis, but it does not show that gaining weight improves survival.

• Huckfarm Team
• October 7, 2026

A neurology roundup covers a teen’s brain injury after surgery, obesity and dementia survival, and Alan Alda’s approach to Parkinson’s disease.

• Huckfarm Team
• October 7, 2026

A Sixty and Me contributor recounts a 30-day solo trip to Southern France and the lessons she says came from travel beyond her comfort zone.

• Huckfarm Team
• October 7, 2026

A Medical Xpress report outlines ways to support conversation with people living with dementia, including reducing distractions and allowing time to respond.

• Huckfarm Team
• October 7, 2026

A case report describes cap-assisted colonoscopy to remove eight swallowed nails near the ileocecal valve after four days without passage.

• Huckfarm Team
• October 6, 2026

A U.S. laboratory detected more C. bantiana infections in 2024 and 2025. The rare fungus can cause brain abscesses, but the increase’s cause is unknown.

• Huckfarm Team
• October 6, 2026

A preprint study found transplanted hearts’ molecular age tracked recipients’ age, but the findings are preliminary and do not establish clinical benefit.

• Huckfarm Team
• October 6, 2026

A study of nearly 450,000 people identified genetic regions associated with Alzheimer’s risk among APOE4 carriers, including signals in oligodendrocytes.

• Huckfarm Team
• October 6, 2026

A study of Bolotana records estimates that 13.8% of women reaching 70 live to 100, while the reasons for the village’s survival pattern remain unknown.

• Huckfarm Team
• October 6, 2026

A MedPage Today opinion argues that routine antibiotic use in food animals contributes to resistance clinicians treat, and points to policy and purchasing levers.

• Huckfarm Team
• October 6, 2026