General Health

General health is the state of well-being in which most physical and mental functions of an individual are maintained. A healthy person has a sense of well-being, a positive outlook, and a productive lifestyle. General health is a reflection of physical, mental, and social well-being. This is a very broad definition, and the concept of general health is subjective. What may be considered unhealthy by one person may be healthy for another. General health is a combination of physical, mental, and social well-being.

Partha Nandi, MD
Moderate Coffee Intake Protects Brain from Aging
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Moderate Coffee Intake Protects Brain from Aging

ByPartha Nandi, MD

Coffee lovers have new reasons to celebrate their daily ritual. Groundbreaking research from the UK Biobank study involving 8,715 adults reveals that moderate coffee consumption significantly slows cognitive decline associated with aging. Scientists followed participants for over nine years and discovered that those drinking 1-3 cups daily maintained sharper thinking skills compared to both non-coffee…

Can Your Brain Grow New Cells as You Age? Science Says Yes
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Can Your Brain Grow New Cells as You Age? Science Says Yes

ByPartha Nandi, MD

For decades, medical textbooks declared that adults cannot grow new brain cells. Once your neurons died, that was it. But a landmark study from Karolinska Institutet has overturned this long-held belief, showing that adults—even into their late seventies—can generate new neurons in the hippocampus, the brain’s center for memory and learning. This finding not only…

Aging Sparks Fat-Producing Cells That Grow Your Waistline
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Aging Sparks Fat-Producing Cells That Grow Your Waistline

ByPartha Nandi, MD

Middle age brings many changes, but few are as frustrating as watching your waistline expand despite eating the same foods and maintaining similar activity levels. New research from City of Hope and UCLA has finally solved part of this puzzle. Scientists discovered that aging fat-making cells called CP-As emerge in middle age and actively pump…

Chocolate Milk Beats Energy Drinks for Post-Workout Recovery
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Chocolate Milk Beats Energy Drinks for Post-Workout Recovery

ByPartha Nandi, MD

Athletes and fitness enthusiasts spend hundreds of dollars each year on fancy sports drinks and energy beverages. Marketing campaigns promise faster recovery, better performance, and superior hydration. Recent research from Shahid Sadoughi University reveals a surprising truth: regular chocolate milk outperforms most commercial sports drinks for post-exercise recovery. Scientists analyzed 12 studies involving 150 participants…

Greenhouse Gas Emissions at ‘All-Time High’: How the Climate Crisis Could Be Undermining Your Health
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions at ‘All-Time High’: How the Climate Crisis Could Be Undermining Your Health

ByPartha Nandi, MD

Greenhouse gas emissions have reached an all-time high—and while much of the conversation focuses on the fate of the planet, there’s another urgent consequence you might not be thinking about: your health. According to a major new analysis from 50 leading scientists, human-caused warming has accelerated more rapidly than expected, pushing the planet and its…

A Breakthrough in Male Birth Control: What You Need to Know About YCT-529
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A Breakthrough in Male Birth Control: What You Need to Know About YCT-529

ByPartha Nandi, MD

For decades, contraceptive responsibility has disproportionately fallen on women. But that may soon change. A new male birth control pill, known as YCT-529, has passed its first safety test in humans, offering a potential new avenue for shared contraceptive responsibility. Unlike previous male contraceptives that relied on hormones, YCT-529 is nonhormonal. This distinction matters—not only…

Doctors Create New Path to Tumors That Are Impossible to Reach
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Doctors Create New Path to Tumors That Are Impossible to Reach

ByPartha Nandi, MD

Surgeons at the University of Maryland Medical Center have achieved what seemed impossible: removing a dangerous spinal tumor by going through a patient’s eye socket rather than cutting through the spine. In a world-first operation, neurosurgeon Dr. Mohamed Labib and his team successfully extracted a rare chordoma tumor that had wrapped around 19-year-old Karla Flores’s…

Science Proves Your Dog Makes a Better Bedmate
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Science Proves Your Dog Makes a Better Bedmate

ByPartha Nandi, MD

Ladies, science has officially confirmed what many of you suspected all along: your furry friend makes a better sleeping companion than your human partner. Researchers at Canisius College surveyed 962 women across the United States and discovered something that might make men everywhere reconsider their bedtime behavior. Women who sleep with dogs report better sleep…

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The Hidden Toll of Longevity: What We Can Learn from Dick Van Dyke at 99

ByPartha Nandi, MD

What does it really mean to live to 100? For many, the idea conjures balloons, morning show shout-outs, and a kind of awe reserved for the exceptionally lucky. But behind the milestone birthday candles lies a quieter, more complicated reality that Dick Van Dyke, now 99, knows intimately. As one of the last living icons…