Author: Partha Nandi, MD

Partha Nandi M.D., F.A.C.P. is the creator and host of the internationally syndicated medical lifestyle television show, Ask Dr. Nandi. A practicing physician and a renowned international speaker, his appearances include TEDx, college commencements, numerous charity functions, premier medical meetings such as Digestive Disease Week, and nationally syndicated television programs such as The Katie Couric Show. Dr. Nandi has partnered with the Ministry of Health in multiple countries, including Jamaica and India, and has collaborated with The World Health Organization in multiple areas throughout the globe, Dr. Nandi delivers passionate and inspiring talks to diverse audiences. He continues to travel internationally for conferences and symposia, meeting with global health leaders on his quest to improve health care quality, access, and to empower people across the world β€œTo Be Your Own Health Hero.” DrNandi@AskDrNandi.com
Scientists Engineered Bacteria to Invade and Destroy Cancer Tumors From the Inside Out
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Scientists Engineered Bacteria to Invade and Destroy Cancer Tumors From the Inside Out

Cancer research has produced some extraordinary breakthroughs over the past decade, but few approaches are as audacious as what a team at the University of Waterloo is now building. Researchers have engineered bacteria to invade solid tumors, colonize their oxygen-free cores, and consume cancer tissue from within. What sounds like science fiction is backed by…

New Research Reveals the Exact Way Exercise Shields Your Brain From Alzheimer’s Disease
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New Research Reveals the Exact Way Exercise Shields Your Brain From Alzheimer’s Disease

For years, doctors have told patients that exercise is good for the brain. Most people accepted that advice without knowing exactly why it was true. A new study published in the journal Cell has now answered that question at a biological level, and the findings are striking. Researchers at UC San Francisco have identified a…

Sleeping Less Than 7 Hours Is Shortening Your Life, And Science Just Proved It
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Sleeping Less Than 7 Hours Is Shortening Your Life, And Science Just Proved It

You eat well. You exercise. You take your vitamins. Yet if you are regularly sleeping less than seven hours a night, you may be cutting your life short faster than a poor diet or a sedentary lifestyle ever could. A major study from Oregon Health & Science University analyzed county-level data across all 50 states…

Scientists Have Successfully Paused Ovarian Aging, Potentially Delaying Menopause by Years
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Scientists Have Successfully Paused Ovarian Aging, Potentially Delaying Menopause by Years

Menopause has been viewed as an inevitable biological milestone, marking the end of a woman’s reproductive years. But what if that timeline could shift? What if science could gently slow the ticking clock of ovarian aging and extend fertility in a meaningful way? Recent research suggests that this possibility may be closer than many expected….

Surviving Cancer Young May Accelerate Aging in the Body and Brain
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Surviving Cancer Young May Accelerate Aging in the Body and Brain

Surviving cancer at a young age is often seen as a victoryβ€”and it absolutely is. Advances in treatment have allowed more children, teens, and young adults to overcome cancer than ever before. But what happens after remission is becoming an area of growing concern in medicine. Emerging research suggests that surviving cancer early in life…

How 8 Psychiatric Disorders May Share the Same Genetic Roots
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How 8 Psychiatric Disorders May Share the Same Genetic Roots

Mental health conditions are often treated as separate diagnoses, each with its own symptoms, treatments, and outcomes. But what if many of these disorders are more connected than we once believed? A growing body of research suggests that conditions like ADHD, depression, schizophrenia, and anorexia may not exist in isolation. Instead, they may share underlying…

The Genetic Switch That Controls How Immune Cells Protect Your Organs
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The Genetic Switch That Controls How Immune Cells Protect Your Organs

Your body is running a continuous maintenance operation that you never think about and never feel. Every organ, every tissue, every corner of your anatomy is being patrolled by a type of immune cell that eats debris, destroys pathogens, recycles materials, and keeps the local environment functional. These cells, called macrophages, are not just defenders….

New Cancer Injection Shrinks Metastatic Tumors Systemically
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New Cancer Injection Shrinks Metastatic Tumors Systemically

Cancer immunotherapy has produced some of medicine’s most dramatic success stories over the past decade. But for every patient whose tumors vanish, several others see little or no benefit. One class of drugs in particular, called CD40 agonist antibodies, promised to supercharge the immune system’s ability to hunt and destroy cancer cells. For more than…