Elevance Health Tuesday announced several management changes across its health insurance and Carelon health services businesses to “to strengthen execution, enhance operational performance, and drive continued growth across its businesses,” the…
Category: 8. Health
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How time and space become one inside your brain—and what it means for Alzheimer's
If you develop Alzheimer’s disease, you not only lose your sense of time, but you also lose your sense of place. Could time and place be two sides of the same coin? About 55 million people globally are currently living with dementia, such as…
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Mirror image proteins offer new way to disable Alzheimer’s disease
Understanding how proteins interact with their own mirror images enabled a Kobe University research team to design a small mirror protein that disables a causal factor of Alzheimer’s disease, amyloid-beta.
Alzheimer’s is formed by…
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Psoriasis Skin Management for Plaque Psoriasis with Biologic Injections and Skin Barrier Repair
Psoriasis skin management is an ongoing strategy that combines topical therapy, light therapy, systemic medications, and sometimes biologic injections to keep plaque psoriasis under control while supporting overall skin health.
Plaque…
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Crohn’s Disease Nutrition for IBD Nutrition with Exclusive Enteral Feeding Remission Support
Crohn’s disease affects the digestive tract and daily eating patterns, making Crohn’s Disease nutrition a central part of living well with this condition. People quickly notice that what they eat can change how they feel, especially…
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Glaucoma Eye Pressure Control with Medications, Laser, and Optic Nerve Protection
Glaucoma management focuses on controlling Glaucoma Eye Pressure (intraocular pressure) to protect the optic nerve and preserve sight. When intraocular pressure remains too high for the eye, delicate nerve fibers at the back of the…
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Cannabis and tobacco use linked to smaller brain volume
Cannabis and tobacco—whether used on their own or together—can affect the brain’s structure. A recent study involving systematic review and meta-analysis of more than 103 studies found that both substances are linked to reduced volumes in…
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Prioritizing potentially cancer-causing mutations in real-world cancer genomics
Hiroshima University researchers have developed a practical framework to identify candidate pathogenic variants hidden among the large number of variants of uncertain significance (VUS) detected in comprehensive genomic profiling (CGP) of…
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Ticks are the backyard threat southwestern Pennsylvania homeowners keep ignoring
As spring unfolds, new research highlights an issue for southwestern Pennsylvania residents: Most people know ticks are in their backyard, but few believe they’re actually at risk of contracting tick-borne illnesses.
Every year in the…
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Benefits of mindfulness meditation go far beyond relaxation – here’s what it is and how to practice it
Imagine being asked to sit alone in a quiet room for 15 minutes with nothing to do – no phone, no music, no external distraction. In a well-known 2014 study, many participants found that task so challenging that they chose to press a…
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