Medications used to treat type 2 diabetes and obesity, including well-known brands like Ozempic and Wegovy, may offer unexpected mental health benefits. These drugs belong to a class called GLP-1 receptor agonists, and a large new study found they are linked to fewer psychiatric hospital visits…
Category: 5. Health
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Alzheimer’s drugs may not work and could raise brain risks
A major Cochrane review has found that drugs designed to target amyloid beta proteins in the brain are unlikely to provide meaningful benefits for patients. At the same time, these treatments appear to increase the risk of brain swelling and bleeding.
Amyloid beta is a protein that builds up in…
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The ‘Fibermaxxing’ TikTok Trend: Here’s What’s Fact Versus Fiction
Danielle Fishel and Lance Bass recently spoke about how they have been into fibermaxxing. Here’s what to know about this TikTok trend and fiber intake recommendations.
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Scientists just discovered what coffee is really doing to your gut and brain
Researchers at APC Microbiome Ireland, a leading research center at University College Cork, have taken a major step toward understanding how coffee benefits the body. For the first time, scientists have closely examined how coffee interacts with the gut-brain axis, the communication network…
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AI Is Starting To Outperform Doctors. Here’s Why Doctors Are Needed Now More Than Ever
A physician and Informatics expert makes the case for why doctors are needed more than ever even when AI tools outperform them.
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About Half Needing Cataract Surgery Lack Access. How This Is Changing
The World Health Organization estimates that 94 million people worldwide have cataracts. Here’s what the Bloomberg Philanthropies Vision Initiative has done so far.
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Human Organ Chip Systems Reshape Drug Development
Soon, a chip lined with your own cells may decide which medication you take, long before a single pill is ever swallowed
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Human Organ Chip Systems Reshape Drug Development
Soon, a chip lined with your own cells may decide which medication you take, long before a single pill is ever swallowed
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Boosting one protein helps the brain fight Alzheimer’s
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have uncovered a built in process that can remove existing amyloid plaques from the brains of mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease while also helping preserve memory and thinking ability. The discovery centers on astrocytes, star shaped support cells in…
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Scientists sound alarm as dangerous amoebas spread globally
A team of environmental and public health scientists is raising concerns about a largely overlooked group of microscopic organisms that may pose a growing danger worldwide: free living amoebae. In a recent perspective article published in Biocontaminant, researchers explain that these tiny life…
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