In what could mark a major step forward for diabetes care, scientists have found extraordinary health benefits in a little-known desert plant. The fruit of Nitraria roborowskii Kom, long used in traditional medicine, showed strong potential to fight insulin resistance and restore healthy…
Category: 5. Health
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Mini llama proteins show promise for Alzheimer’s treatment
Nanobodies, which are very small proteins found in camelid species such as camels, llamas, and alpacas, may provide a powerful new way to treat brain disorders like schizophrenia and Alzheimer’s disease. A new study published on November 5 in the Cell Press journal Trends in Pharmacological…
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Common acne drug may protect against schizophrenia
A widely used antibiotic may help lower the chances of some young people developing schizophrenia, according to new research.
Scientists found that adolescents receiving mental health care who were prescribed the antibiotic doxycycline were significantly less likely to develop schizophrenia…
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Trump’s Price Cuts For Obesity Drugs Raise More Questions Than Answers
WASHINGTON, DC – NOVEMBER 6: U.S. President Donald Trump, joined by members of the pharmaceutical industry and administration officials, delivers remarks on lowering drug prices in the Oval Office at the White House. Trump announced that his administration has reached agreements with drugmakers…
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Diagnostics Company BillionToOne Valued At $5.8 Billion In Public Offering
BillionToOne’s Oguzhan Atay
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BillionToOne’s shares soared on its first day of trading, giving the company a market cap of $5.8 billion.
Oguzhan Atay, a Turkish immigrant with a Ph.D. in systems biology from Stanford University, started BillionToOne in 2016 with the idea of…
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Scientists just found a hidden genetic flaw that slowly steals strength
A global team of researchers led by Shinghua Ding at the University of Missouri has discovered a new genetic disorder that interferes with muscle function and movement control.
The condition, known as Mutation in NAMPT Axonopathy (MINA) syndrome, harms motor neurons — the nerve cells…
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Novel Pathway Identified in Alzheimer’s Disease
Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive brain disorder that results in loss of cognitive function. Patients with Alzheimer’s disease lose their memory, are confused, struggle with speaking, can become moody, and have trouble completing daily activities….
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Novel Therapy Developed for Aggressive Melanoma Subtype
Neuroblastoma RAS viral oncogene homolog (NRAS)-mutant melanoma is an aggressive form of skin cancer that develops because of a RAS genetic mutation within the cells. It is a common mutation in melanoma and accounts for 15-20% of melanoma diagnoses. An…
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New Study Shows Melatonin May Be Related To Heart Failure; “Sleep Tech” Is Here To Help
New modalities have emerged to help improve the quality and duration of sleep.
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Perhaps the most common and frequently used medication by consumers with sleep issues is melatonin. This week, a new study found that long-term use of melatonin may be linked to increased rates of heart failure:…
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How to keep dementia from robbing your loved ones of their sense of personhood – tips for caregivers
Every three seconds, someone in the world develops dementia. There are over 6 million people living with dementia in the U.S. and 57 million globally.
These figures will only increase in the coming years, as rates of dementia are predicted to double by 2060. If you don’t know someone…
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