A common parasite hiding in the brain turns out to be far more active and organized than anyone realized. A team of scientists at the University of California, Riverside, has discovered that Toxoplasma gondii, a parasite estimated to infect up to…
Category: 8. Health
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A Parasite Carried by Billions Has a Secret Life Inside the Brain
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Why Are My Ears Ringing? Here’s What Experts Want You To Know About Tinnitus
Understanding how hearing loss and tinnitus develop reveals why early prevention and treatment matter. Susan Bianco, an 87-year-old resident of Lancaster, began to notice changes in her hearing when she repeatedly had to ask her husband to say…
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Doctors say measures to control an incurable lung disease aren't enough
Silicosis is an often deadly lung disease linked to inhaling toxic dust from cutting engineered stone. California has passed new safety measures for workers in the last few years, but doctors say they aren’t enough.
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Medicare Negotiations For Next Round Of 15 Drugs Could Lead To Large Price Drops
A ceiling “maximum fair price” established by the Inflation Reduction Act will end up being an important driver of substantially lower prices for this round of 15 drugs.
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Study recommends better continuity of care with GPs for people with dementia to save NHS money
Better continuity of care with GPs for people with dementia who are in their final year of life can save the NHS money, according to new research from academics at the Cicely Saunders Institute, part of the Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery &…
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New Study Examines How Often AI Psychosis Actually Happens, and the Results Are Not Good
We’ve seen plenty of evidence suggesting that prolonged use of popular AI chatbots like ChatGPT can coax some users into spirals of paranoid and delusional behavior.
The phenomenon, dubbed “AI psychosis,” is a very real problem, with…
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Anticipating aging-related mental decline using saliva samples and AI
As humans age beyond early adulthood, their physical and mental functions tend to slowly worsen over time. One of the most common sources of severe mental decline in older adults are neurodegenerative diseases, conditions characterized by the…
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Your sense of self is deeply tied to your memory—here's how
You might say you have a “bad memory” because you don’t remember what cake you had at your last birthday party or the plot of a movie you watched last month. On the other hand, you might precisely recall the surface temperature of the sun any…
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New federal plan aims to use more donor organs, improve transplant safety
U.S. health officials unveiled proposed changes to the nation’s transplant system, hoping to help more patients get lifesaving organs, even when donations aren’t perfect.
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Are Meat Eaters Really More Likely To Live to 100 Than Non-Meat Eaters?
Among adults over 80, diet quality and maintaining a healthy weight matter more for longevity than whether meat is eaten. A recent study suggests that people who avoid meat may be less likely than meat eaters to live to 100. Before viewing this…
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