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Several hospitals throughout the country are currently without some international medical…
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Category: 4. Health
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How Trump’s Travel Ban And Visa Restrictions Could Affect Hospitals And Public Health
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Cough medicine turned brain protector? Ambroxol may slow Parkinson’s dementia
Dementia poses a major health challenge with no safe, affordable treatments to slow its progression.
Researchers at Lawson Research Institute (Lawson), the research arm of St. Joseph’s Health Care London, are investigating whether Ambroxol — a cough medicine used safely for decades in Europe — can slow dementia in people with Parkinson’s disease.
Published on June 30 in the prestigious JAMA Neurology, this 12-month clinical trial involving 55 participants with Parkinson’s disease dementia…
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Multisensory VR forest reboots your brain and lifts mood—study confirms
In Japan, Shinrin Yoku or forest bathing has already been used for therapeutic applications, for instance, to lower blood pressure and stress levels. For their study, the researchers wanted to find out whether forest bathing – consciously immersing oneself in nature – can also be effective when done virtually, and focused on whether the positive effect is stronger when several senses are addressed simultaneously.
For the project, a high-quality 360° VR video was produced in Europe’s largest…
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Pregnancy’s 100-million-year secret: Inside the placenta’s evolutionary power play
An international research team led by scientists from the University of Vienna has uncovered new insights into how specialized cell types and communication networks at the interface between mother and fetus evolved over millions of years. These discoveries shed light on one of nature’s most remarkable innovations – the ability to sustain a successful pregnancy. The findings have just been published in Nature Ecology & Evolution.
Pregnancy that lasts long enough to support full fetal…
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New tech tracks blood sodium without a single needle
In a new study, researchers demonstrated long-term, non-invasive monitoring of blood sodium levels using a system that combines optoacoustic detection with terahertz spectroscopy. Accurate measurement of blood sodium is essential for diagnosing and managing conditions such as dehydration, kidney disease and certain neurological and endocrine disorders.
Terahertz radiation, which falls between microwaves and the mid-infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum, is ideal for biological…
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Scientists reverse Parkinson’s symptoms in mice — Could humans be next?
Groundbreaking research by the University of Sydney has identified a new brain protein involved in the development of Parkinson’s disease and a way to modify it, paving the way for future treatments for the disease.
Parkinson’s disease is the second most common neurological condition after dementia, with over 150,000 people in Australia living with the condition.
The research team, led by Professor Kay Double from the Brain and Mind Centre, has spent more than a decade studying the…
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Tiny twitches, big breakthrough: New clues to catch Parkinson’s sooner
These findings highlight the significance of rearing behavior and behavioral lateralization as potential behavioral markers for tracking the progression of Parkinson’s disease.
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Smoking Cessation Aid Cytisinicline Could Soon Get FDA Approval
There are multiple smoking cessation products on the market. But there hasn’t been a new approval of … More
More than two-thirds of American smokers say they want to quit. However, besides nicotine replacement therapies, there are at present only two smoking cessation drugs without nicotine that are authorized for marketing by the Food…
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How ChatGPT And AI Use In Academics Might Impact Student Mental Health
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Artificial intelligence with a young student
In June of 2025, MIT released the results from a study showing significant differences in the brain functioning between ChatGPT users, participants who used search engines, and those who only used their own creative skills to write essays. According to this study, EEG measurements across the brain showed that over four months, the ChatGPT users displayed the lowest brain activity and performed worse than their counterparts at all neural,…
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What’s A Cortisol Cocktail, ‘Adrenal Fatigue’? How Legit Are Are They?
Wellness influencers on social media and the Internet in general have been touting the benefits of … More
You could say that there’s been a surge of “cortisol cocktail” mentions on social media and the Internet lately. Folks have been serving up recipes on how to make this mocktail — otherwise known as an adrenal cocktail —and pouring out all sorts of claims like…
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