During the Middle Ages, a devastating plague wiped out roughly one third of Europe’s population. The disease spread through fleas that carried the bacterium Yersinia pestis. These fleas passed the infection from rats to humans, fueling the…
Category: 5. Health
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Boosting a key brain protein could help treat Rett syndrome
Researchers at Texas Children’s Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI) and Baylor College of Medicine have reported a promising experimental strategy that could eventually help treat Rett syndrome. Their findings, published in Science…
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Cannabis compounds CBD and CBG may help reverse fatty liver disease, study finds
Scientists have identified two non intoxicating compounds from cannabis that may help reduce liver fat while improving metabolic health. The compounds, CBD and CBG, appear to support the liver in two important ways. They increase the organ’s…
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Scientists discover the brain protein that drives cocaine relapse
Relapsing into cocaine use is not simply a matter of weak willpower. New research shows it can result from lasting biological changes in the brain. Scientists have found that cocaine use alters brain circuits in ways that can make the urge to…
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Remembering Jesse Jackson — His Early HIV/AIDS Advocacy Changed U.S. Public Health Policy
Jackson’s advocacy caused a shift in both behavior and attitudes toward HIV/AIDS. He helped chart a course of action that led to improved prevention and treatments.
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Because Healthcare Fuels Job Market, More Trouble Ahead Thanks To Trump Cuts
An alarming jobs report showing the U.S. shedding 92,000 jobs may get only worse thanks to healthcare spending cuts by President Trump and the Republican-led Congress.
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$105 Million Brings Cognito, And Neurotech, to a Pivotal Stage
Cognito’s $105 million Series C will advance their pivotal FDA study, expand clinical neurology partnerships, and expand work past Alzheimer’s into Parkinsons and beyond.
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Women’s Brain Health—And Companies—Get A Boost Long-Term
Motherhood and menopause can affect women’s cognitive health, positively, for the long-term—with significant implications for women and their employers alike.
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How Instagram addictiveness lawsuit could reshape social media – platform design meets product liability
A Los Angeles courtroom is hosting what may become the most consequential legal challenge Big Tech has ever faced.
This is an inflection point in the global debate over Big Tech liability: For the first time, an American jury is being…
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Public health needs steady budgets – and federal funding uncertainty cause real harms, even if the money is later restored
Since early 2025, several large federal health grants to states have been suspended and then restored after legal challenges. On Feb. 13, 2026, for example, the federal government moved to suspend about US$600 million in public health grants…
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