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Are eggs healthy? Nutrition experts answer your most asked questions

Research linking dietary cholesterol in eggs with a heightened risk of early death is pretty punchy stuff. The study, from Northwestern Medicine in the US, looked at nearly 30,000 US adults, with an average age of 51.

For every additional half of an egg eaten per day (around three extra eggs per week), the risk of cardiovascular disease rose by 6%.

Sleep experts say Senate has it wrong: Standard time, not daylight saving, should be permanent

While no time system will be perfect for everyone, making daylight saving time permanent would lead to a greater number of dark mornings than we have now, said Phyllis Zee , chief of sleep medicine at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine.

How to Identify Strokes and Stroke-Like Symptoms—Even in Young People

Chronic risk factors, including diabetes, high blood pressure, smoking, obesity and unhealthy diet are some aspects that can trigger these types of strokes, Donald Lloyd-Jones, MD volunteer president of the American Heart Association and chair, Department of Preventive Medicine at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, told Health.com.

Mammograms Can Also Highlight Heart Risks

Dr. Natalie Cameron, an instructor at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, co-wrote an editorial that accompanied the findings.

“If future research shows that BAC improves heart disease risk prediction among women not yet on cholesterol-lowering medications, BAC could serve as a powerful tool to help guide heart disease prevention for the millions of women who undergo routine mammography each year,” she said.

Hailey Bieber had a small stroke at age 25. It’s unusual to have a stroke that young, but certain factors increase the risk.

Only about 10% of strokes occur in people younger than 50, Dr. Donald M. Lloyd-Jones, chair of the Department of Preventive Medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine said. While some symptoms like numbness may mimic other conditions like anxiety, Lloyd-Jones said a tell-tale sign of stroke is when the symptoms only occur one one side and “minutes matter in terms of saving brain tissue and brain function.”

Surgeon shares heartwarming tweet after seeing ‘unrecognisable’ former patient

Dr Dinee Simpson is a surgeon who specialises in liver and kidney transplants at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago, Illinois. After recently running into a former patient when she stopped for coffee, Simpson shared the exchange on Twitter.

Study says having lights on during sleep could lead to diabetes, obesity

A new study from Northwestern University found even a small amount of light can be harmful to your health while you’re sleeping. The researchers say that when light is present heart rates increase and the body can’t rest properly, which could lead to health problems like obesity and heart disease.