Protective brain structures called perineuronal nets play a critical role in preserving social memory and may offer a new target for Alzheimer’s treatment. For many families affected by Alzheimer’s disease, one of the most devastating…
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Why Alzheimer’s Patients Forget Their Loved Ones and How Scientists May Stop It
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Wastewater’s role in antibiotic resistance in fresh produce
A carefully controlled lettuce irrigation study reveals that while secondary-treated wastewater can still carry antimicrobial resistance risks, tertiary treatment dramatically limits what reaches the crop.
Study: Impact of treated…
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Study Uncovers a Possible Explanation for Why Cancer and Alzheimer’s Disease Rarely Occur in the Same Individuals
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and cancer both represent diseases that classically occur in older individuals. However, these diseases rarely occur in the same person. In fact, individuals with AD have a 50%…
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Why U.S. middle-aged adults report more loneliness and poorer health than peers abroad
Americans born in the 1960s and early 1970s report higher loneliness and depressive symptoms and show poorer memory and physical strength than earlier generations. Such declines are largely absent in peer countries, particularly in Nordic Europe,…
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For strength training, short workouts can deliver results : NPR
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Building strength and muscle comes with huge payoffs for health and…
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Study Uncovers a Possible Explanation for Why Cancer and Alzheimer’s Disease Rarely Occur in the Same Individuals
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and cancer both represent diseases that classically occur in older individuals. However, these diseases rarely occur in the same person. In fact, individuals with AD have a 50%…
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Reducing sodium in everyday foods may yield heart-health benefits across populations
Lowering sodium in packaged and prepared foods could significantly improve cardiovascular health and prevent many cases of heart disease, stroke and deaths in the general population in France and the U.K., according to two new research studies…
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This Invisible Food Change Could Prevent Heart Attacks and Strokes
Research Highlights In France, researchers found that lowering salt levels in baguettes and other common breads could reduce daily sodium intake by about 0.35 grams per person. Over time, this small change could prevent more than 1,000 deaths…
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As GLP-1s become more available, some who aren't overweight may consider using them
As GLP-1 drugs become more available, some people might use them despite not having excess weight.
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Scientists just cracked the hidden rules of cancer evolution
- Scientists have created a new way to predict how cancer cells evolve as they gain or lose entire chromosomes.
- These large chromosome changes can quickly reshape tumors, helping them grow, adapt to stress, and resist treatment.
- A new…
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