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Category: 5. Health
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A hidden brain energy signal drives depression and anxiety
A new JNeurosci study led by Tian-Ming Gao and colleagues at Southern Medical University examined how adenosine triphosphate (ATP) signaling might influence depression and anxiety in male mice. ATP is best known as the cell’s main source of…
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Thanksgiving Day Will Again See A Big ‘Food As Medicine’ Operation
Michael Kors serves on the Board of Director for God’s Love We Deliver and has been a big supporter of the organization that provides medically tailored meals for those in need throughout the New York City area. Pictured here at the kitchen at…
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Free Markets, Not Mandates, Will Fix Our Broken Healthcare System
At Atlanta’s Grady Memorial Hospital’s emergency department, where—as in many U.S. hospitals—patients are forced to wait for treatment in the hallways due to lack of space and overcrowding. (Photo by Jonathan Torgovnik/Getty Images)
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AI Is Rewriting How Pharma Engages Patients And Doctors
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For two decades, the branded pharma website has been treated as the centerpiece of digital engagement. It has been the polished ‘front door’, where brands prepared to tell their story and…
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How food assistance programs can feed families and nourish their dignity
The 2025 government shutdown drew widespread attention to how many Americans struggle to get enough food. For 43 days, the more than 42 million Americans who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits had to find other ways…
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How Predictive Genomics Is Rewriting Our Health Stories
Happy grandparents spending time with daughter and granddaughter.
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The era of predictive genomics is rapidly reshaping how we think about disease, risk and lifelong health. Recent advances in whole-genome sequencing…
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The body trait that helps keep your brain young
Researchers report that people who have more muscle and a lower visceral fat to muscle ratio tend to show signs of a younger biological brain age. This conclusion comes from a study that will be presented next week at the annual meeting of the…
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How personalized algorithms trick your brain into wrong answers
The personalized recommendation systems that curate content on platforms such as YouTube may also interfere with how people learn, according to new research. The study found that when an algorithm decided which information appeared during a…
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Two Alzheimer’s Trial Failures Reveal Clinical Challenges
This week delivered a sobering reminder that Alzheimer’s disease continues to defy even the most sophisticated scientific strategies. Within 24 hours, two major pharmaceutical players—Johnson & Johnson and Novo Nordisk—announced failures of…
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