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Scientists are taking a second look at a drug for Alzheimer’s that may help patients who are particularly at risk of developing the disease. Jorg Greuel/Photodisc/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jorg Greuel/Photodisc/Getty Images In April, the future was looking bleak for an experimental Alzheimer’s drug called valiltramiprosate, or ALZ-801. Researchers had just released topline results of a study of …

Covid-19 infections have been strongly linked with cardiovascular conditions like heart disease and stroke, but new research shows that other viral infections such as influenza, HIV, hepatitis C and shingles can also increase the risk of heart problems and cardiovascular disease. The meta-analysis, published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Heart Association, reviewed 155 studies spanning decades and found …

Modifications to a type of immune cell programmed to recognize and kill cancerous tumors could make them even more effective assassins. Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard Medical School have found a novel way to engineer chimeric antigen receptor natural killer (CAR-NK) cells to ensure they’re not rejected by the body’s immune system as foes rather …

It’s never a great look. The morning meeting is in full swing but thanks to a late night out your brain switches off at the precise moment a question comes your way. Such momentary lapses in attention are a common problem for the sleep deprived, but what happens in the brain in these spells of mental shutdown has proved hard …

Many people say they exercise, in part, because of the positive effect it has on their mental health, but a new book by Dr Susan Henney and Dr Justin Hackett, Mind-Body Wellness: A Science-Based Approach, details the science that has uncovered the interdependent relationship between mind and body, and its effect on wellness. “When we exercise the mind, we are …

As your most vital organ, your brain drives everything from memory and focus to mood and learning. Certain vitamins, minerals, and healthy fats help your brain perform at its best by keeping your nerves working properly, protecting brain cells from damage, and supporting clear thinking. B vitamins, especially B6, B9 (folate), and B12, are key for brain health. These vitamins …

Study participant Sheila Irvine training with the device – credit Moorfields Eye Hospital A “new era” has begun in the development of artificial vision after a combination electronic eye implant—with augmented reality glasses restored vision to blind eyes in patients with untreatable macular degeneration. Those treated with the device could read, on average, five lines of a vision chart, even …

Kelli Gehrke, 36, had been in cardiac arrest for seven minutes when a mobile team of doctors and specialists flown in from Harborview Medical Center connected her to a life-saving machine that bypassed her failing heart and lungs. Three days earlier, Kelli Gehrke had traveled with her husband Chris Gehrke from their home in Lacey, Washington, to Madigan Army Medical …