A hidden signature in sleep brain waves may quietly track how the brain ages. to develop dementia. The research, led by UC San Francisco and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, used machine learning to analyze brain waves recorded…
Category: 8. Health
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This AI Tool Can Tell If Your Brain Is Aging Too Fast
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New Study Challenges Decades of Alzheimer’s Understanding With Microtubule Discovery
A new study suggests that two of Alzheimer’s disease’s most debated players may be more closely connected than they first appear. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia, but scientists still do not fully agree on what…
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New Drug Could Help Maintain Weight Loss After Ozempic and Wegovy
A new clinical trial is exploring a different strategy for tackling one of obesity treatment’s biggest challenges: keeping weight off after initial success. GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy have reshaped how obesity is treated, but many…
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Hepatitis C drug may prevent hepatitis E virus replication
A drug that is already in clinical trials against hepatitis C virus can also prevent hepatitis E virus from replicating.
Around 70,000 people die each year from infections with the hepatitis E virus. There is currently neither a…
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‘Tunneling Nanotubes’ are Revealed As a Player in Huntington’s
Huntington’s disease is a genetic, neurodegenerative disorder that slowly causes patients to lose function and cognitive abilities; and experience memory and personality changes. The disorder ultimately leads…
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Scientists Just Found Something Rather Grim That Happens When You Stop Taking GLP-1s
Much has been said about how GLP-1s are “miracle” drugs, providing myriad health benefits…
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What’s rare about this lab that’s searching for new medicines : NPR
Kelly Chibale founded the Holistic Drug Discovery and Development Centre at the University of Cape Town in South Africa, a…
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She cared for her mother for 14 years. She says she'd do it all over again
Kathy Barnes-Lou cared for her mother for 14 years before her death. She learned that caregiving can bring life’s purpose into focus, even as it grinds you down.
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Weight loss drug Ozempic cuts depression, anxiety, and addiction risk
GLP-1 medications, such as semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy, and Rybelsus), commonly prescribed for diabetes and obesity may also be linked to better mental health outcomes, according to new research. The study found that people using these drugs had…
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This Overlooked Brain Region May Hold the Key to Strength in Aging
A new study reveals an unexpected connection between physical strength and brain activity. A new study points to an unexpected player in healthy aging: a little-known structure deep in the brain that may help maintain physical strength over time….
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