To ensure we get the calories and hydration we need, the brain relies on a complex network of cells, signals, and pathways to guide us when to eat, drink, or stop. Yet, much about how the brain deciphers the body’s needs and translates them into…
Category: 5. Health
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How researchers are shining a light on kidney disease
For patients with polycystic kidney disease (PKD), a common genetic disorder that ravages the waste-removing organ with cysts, dialysis and transplantation are among the only treatments.
More than 12.4 million people worldwide suffer from the…
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PEPITEM sequence shows effects in psoriasis, comparable to steroid cream
Birmingham scientists have shown that a sequence of just three amino acids may reduce the severity of psoriasis, when applied topically in an emollient cream.
The researchers, whose study is published in Pharmacological Research, identified the…
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Cognitive decline comes sooner for people with heart failure
There are over six million Americans with heart failure who are at greater risk of losing their cognitive abilities earlier in life, a study suggests.
The research team, led by Michigan Medicine, examined the cognitive abilities of nearly 30,000…
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17 modifiable risk factors shared by stroke, dementia, and late-life depression
Age-related brain diseases such as stroke, dementia, and late-life depression are a debilitating part of growing older, but people can lower their risk of these diseases through behavioral and lifestyle changes. In a new extensive systematic…
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Pharma Dodges The Tariff Bullet
Doctor plays to Thimblerig with boats of medicine, conceptual image
President Donald Trump acted with restraint in his New Liberation Day tariffs, when he deferred imposing tariffs on pharmaceutical products from China, India and Europe….
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A shingles vaccine may also help reduce dementia risk
People who receive the live-attenuated shingles vaccine may have a lower likelihood of being diagnosed with dementia compared with those who do not get the shot, researchers report April 2 in Nature.
The findings stem from a Welsh…
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Susan Monarez, Trump’s nominee for CDC director, faces an unprecedented and tumultuous era at the agency
The job of director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention carries immense responsibility for shaping health policies, responding to crises and maintaining trust in public health institutions.
Since the Trump administration took…
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Medicare Advantage is covering more and more Americans − some because they don’t get to choose
Since the mid-2000s, the Medicare system has dramatically transformed. Enrollment in Medicare Advantage – the private alternative to the traditional Medicare program administered by the government – has more than quadrupled. It now…
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Lowering the cost of insurance in Colorado – a new analysis of the Peak Health Alliance
A community-led partnership in Colorado designed to negotiate health care prices lowered health care premiums in 2020 and 2021, we find in our new paper in the Journal of Risk and Insurance. The nonprofit organization is called the Peak…
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