The misery of witnessing someone deteriorate as Alzheimer’s disease robs them of their memory and, ultimately, their identity is well known to those who have experienced it themselves. We’ll demonstrate an experimental strategy to attempt to prevent Alzheimer’s disease tonight. Although it has only been tried on a small number of patients, we were interested … Read more
On Friday, Ohio’s Republican governor Mike DeWine, one week after vetoing legislation that would have prohibited care for kids, unveiled new administrative restrictions intended to limit transgender adults’ access to gender-affirming medical care. At a news conference, DeWine announced that Ohio’s Department of Health and Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services would be releasing … Read more
The top health official in Florida is under fire once more for calling for an immediate stop to the use of mRNA coronavirus vaccines, citing extensively refuted reports that the injections could taint patients’ DNA. In an official bulletin on Wednesday, Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo declared, “These vaccines are not appropriate for use in … Read more
January 2, Reuters In 2023, potent medications for weight loss, such as Novo Nordisk’s (NOVOb.CO) Wegovy, made a splash in the media and at cocktail parties, doctor’s offices, and social media. They provided a fresh approach to combating the nation’s alarmingly high obesity rates. However, many patients who might benefit from these medications will not … Read more
Just three short, high-intensity workouts each week are necessary to increase brain size. Researchers from the US and Canada set out to investigate the impact on brain volume of engaging in two or three days a week of moderate to intense exercise. Following the participants’ health-related behaviors and an analysis of over 10,000 MRI brain … Read more
TOPLINE: According to new research, regular moderate-to-intense physical exercise is associated with greater brain sizes in important areas such as the hippocampus, gray and white matter. METHODS: Although there have been connections shown between physical activity and a lower incidence of dementia, it is unknown if regular physical activity has neuroprotective effects on brain structure. … Read more
Health Reporters Spill the Beans on Applying What They Preach. Assembling Indoor Plants I had a little collection of houseplants on a couple of shelves at this time last year. I’m living in a jungle now. My year took a very different turn when I began collecting uncommon aroids, a family of plants that includes … Read more
