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Could cancer drugs be the future of Alzheimer’s treatment?

Could cancer drugs be the future of Alzheimer’s treatment?

With few treatments available to stop or reverse Alzheimer’s disease, scientists have turned to cancer drugs as a potential means of walking back cognitive decline. Alzheimer’s cases are rising in the United States and worldwide due to an aging population, but there is no cure for the disease. Attempts to develop new treatments that slow the disease’s progress, rather than …

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Could cancer drugs be the future of Alzheimer’s treatment?

Could cancer drugs be the future of Alzheimer’s treatment?

With few treatments available to stop or reverse Alzheimer’s disease, scientists have turned to cancer drugs as a potential means of walking back cognitive decline. Alzheimer’s cases are rising in the United States and worldwide due to an aging population, but there is no cure for the disease. Attempts to develop new treatments that slow the disease’s progress, rather than …

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Weight loss drugs could help treat PCOS

Weight loss drugs could help treat PCOS

Wegovy injection pens arranged in Waterbury, Vermont, US, on Monday, April 28, 2025. Shelby Knowles | Bloomberg | Getty Images For well over a decade, Grace Hamilton, 27, experienced hair loss, heavy periods, infrequent menstrual cycles, mental health issues and difficulty losing weight without knowing why. It wasn’t until 2021 when she was diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS, …

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Weight Loss Drugs Work – but Only if You Do These 3 Things

Weight Loss Drugs Work – but Only if You Do These 3 Things

July 18, 2025 – You know them by names like Ozempic and Wegovy, and for what they can do – help people lose weight. But if you’re among the roughly 1 in 8 Americans who’ve tried GLP-1 drugs – including newer options like Zepbound and Mounjaro, which target more than one hormone – you could be at risk of nutrient …

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Common antidepressants and anti-anxiety drugs tied to major shifts in gut microbiome composition – PsyPost

Common antidepressants and anti-anxiety drugs tied to major shifts in gut microbiome composition  PsyPost ‘The way to a human’s brain and immune system is through the gut’  The Irish Times Gut health’s ties to mental health  WGN-TV Diet for healthy gut and mind: Dietitian shares top nutrients that support the gut-brain axis  Hindustan Times The Gut-Brain Axis: How Your Gut Impacts Your Mental Health  NewYork-Presbyterian …

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Trump Signs Fentanyl Criminalization Bill That Could Also Open Up Research On Marijuana, Psychedelics And Other Schedule I Drugs

Trump Signs Fentanyl Criminalization Bill That Could Also Open Up Research On Marijuana, Psychedelics And Other Schedule I Drugs

President Donald Trump has signed a bill into law that will permanently ban analogues of fentanyl—though it also contains provisions that would remove barriers to conducting research into the risks and benefits of marijuana, psychedelics and other Schedule I drugs. The president signed the Halt All Lethal Trafficking of (HALT) Fentanyl Act on Wednesday, accompanied by his yet-to-be-confirmed pick for …

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