A snail may hold the key to restoring vision for people with some eye diseases.
Golden apple snails (Pomacea canaliculata) are freshwater snails from South America. Alice Accorsi became familiar with the species as a graduate student…
Category: 5. Health
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Scientists uncover hidden gut ‘sense’ that talks to your brain
In a breakthrough that reimagines the way the gut and brain communicate, researchers have uncovered what they call a “neurobiotic sense,” a newly identified system that lets the brain respond in real time to signals from microbes living in…
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This common fruit has over 1,600 compounds that boost brain, heart, and gut health
A new article appearing in the current issue of the peer-reviewed Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry explores the concept of “superfoods” and makes a case that fresh grapes have earned what should be a prominent position in the superfood…
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Starving tumors makes cancer treatment work better
Cancer cells and tumors do not exist in a vacuum. Far from the isolation and self-sufficiency of the fictional Wakanda, tumors develop in and alter the nearby milieu of immune cells, connective tissue, blood vessels and a sea of proteins and…
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Brain fog, falls, and fatigue? This app helps seniors cut risky meds
McGill University researchers have developed and are licensing a digital tool to help safely reduce patients’ use of medications that may be unnecessary or even harmful to them.
When clinicians review a patient’s file, MedSafer flags potentially…
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A System Wide Diagnosis For America’s $5 Trillion Healthcare Problem
Close-up of a stethoscope on a spread U.S. $100 dollars bills.
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From the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill to CMS’s newly announced strategic direction, from executive orders on pharmaceutical pricing to ongoing scrutiny of PBMs,…
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Your Kid’s Riding An E-Bike Or E-Scooter? What Parents Should Know
Kids are increasingly riding light electric vehicles which include e-bikes, electronic scooters, electric dirtbikes and mopeds
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Look in your rearview mirror these days on suburban roads. You may do a double take….
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This diet helped people lose twice as much weight, without eating less
When given nutritionally matched diets, participants lost twice as much weight eating minimally processed foods compared to ultra-processed foods, suggesting that cutting down on processing could help to sustain a healthy weight long term, finds…
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A red meat allergy from tick bites is spreading – and the lone star tick isn’t the only alpha-gal carrier to worry about
Hours after savoring that perfectly grilled steak on a beautiful summer evening, your body turns traitor, declaring war on the very meal you just enjoyed. You begin to feel excruciating itchiness, pain or even swelling that can escalate to…
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Signs Point To Possible Future Medicare Coverage Of Obesity Meds
Obesity contributes to multiple diseases and conditions. Effective GLP-1 medications can lead to weight loss. However, their coverage by insurers, especially in the public sector (Medicare and Medicaid) is far from assured.
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Signs are…
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