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Obesity and Onset of Depression Among U.S. Middle-Aged and Older Adults

This longitudinal study analyzed data from 6,514 U.S. adults born between 1931 and 1941, who were free of clinically relevant depressive symptoms in 1994. Over a 16-year follow-up period, the study found that overweight and obese individuals had a higher risk of developing depression compared to those with normal weight.

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June 26, 2025 No Comments

Metformin and testosterone replacement therapy inversely associated with hormone-associated cancers (prostate, colorectal and male breast cancers) among older White and Black men

This 2022 population-based study analyzed data from 143,035 men aged 65 and older using SEER-Medicare records from 2007–2015. It found that pre-diagnostic use of metformin and testosterone replacement therapy (TTh), both independently and jointly, was associated with significantly reduced incidence of prostate and colorectal cancers. The combination therapy yielded the

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