Scientist Saul Justine Newman debunks high-profile longevity research and antiaging “medicine” in a new book.
Category: 5. Health
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‘Morbid’ doesn’t want you to fall for antiaging hype
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Scientists found a hidden Alzheimer’s trigger and shut it down
Researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine have identified a potential new way to treat Alzheimer’s disease by targeting an enzyme in the brain called IDOL. In laboratory studies, removing the enzyme from neurons significantly reduced amyloid plaques, one of the main biological…
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How The ARISE Network Is Rethinking Clinical AI
The Arise Network aims to understand and explain what AI can do in healthcare.
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You’ve seen the headlines: AI aces the medical boards. AI outperforms expert physicians. But what does this actually mean? And how do we evaluate technology that’s advancing faster than we can fully make sense…
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Transgender youth and their families struggle to find gender-affirming care – even in states where it’s still legal
Imagine this scenario: In late 2025, a social worker sits down with a transgender teenager and his parents. The family is trying to decide whether, and when, to begin gender-affirming hormone treatment.
No one in the family was questioning this young person’s gender identity. The teen…
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Scientists use light to create tiny molecules that could transform medicine
Developing new medicines often depends on finding the right molecular building blocks. Some important drugs, including penicillin, rely on small ring-shaped molecules that store large amounts of internal tension. These strained structures can drive chemical reactions that help scientists create…
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Scientists discover strange link between vitamin D and pain
Women with low vitamin D levels may face a more painful recovery after breast cancer surgery and could require significantly more opioid medication afterward, according to research published online in the journal Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine.
The findings suggest that breast cancer…
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Breakthrough drug reverses aging in skin and dramatically speeds healing
A drug designed to eliminate worn out, aging cells may help older skin recover from injury much faster, according to research published in Aging (Aging-US). The work, titled “Topical ABT-263 treatment reduces aged skin senescence and improves subsequent wound healing,” suggests that targeting…
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Special courts helps veterans stay out of jail
Memorial Day is an apt time to reflect on the long-term consequences of war. Among them are substance use, mental health problems, homelessness and jail time for those who served in the military.
About 8% of all Americans in prisons or jails are veterans, according to the Council on…
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Special courts helps veterans stay out of jail
Memorial Day is an apt time to reflect on the long-term consequences of war. Among them are substance use, mental health problems, homelessness and jail time for those who served in the military.
About 8% of all Americans in prisons or jails are veterans, according to the Council on…
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America Built An Ebola Response System After 2014. Here’s How It Works
Staff members at CBCA Virunga Hospital prepare rooms intended for possible suspected Ebola cases following official announcements in Goma, on May 17, 2026. A first case of Ebola virus infection was reported in Goma, a major city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The WHO declaring an…
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