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A study published in 2022 found a tenuous but plausible link between picking your nose and an increased risk of developing dementia. In cases where picking at your nose causes internal tissue damage, critical species of bacteria have a clearer path to the brain, which responds to their presence in ways that resemble signs of Alzheimer’s disease. There are numerous …

The worry that breast cancer may someday return is a troubling source of anxiety for many survivors of the disease. It’s understandable why, since most relapses and metastatic cancers (cancers that have spread) aren’t started by new tumours. Rather, they’re caused by sleeper cancer cells that suddenly awaken. These “dormant” cancer cells usually colonise places such as the lungs or …

We may have new hope in the battle against Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers have found that lithium levels in the brain are closely linked to the condition, and that lithium supplements can reverse Alzheimer’s-like memory loss in mice. Led by a team from Harvard Medical School, the researchers wanted to investigate previous links that have been made between exposure to metals …

A slice from a normal human brain (left, artificially coloured) contrasts with a slice from the brain of a person with Alzheimer’s disease.Credit: Jessica Wilson/Science Photo Library Replenishing the brain’s natural stores of lithium can protect against and even reverse Alzheimer’s disease, suggests a paper published1 today in Nature. The paper reports that analyses of human brain tissue and a …

Psilocybin helped aging mice not just live longer but also “look better” in groundbreaking new study  PsyPost Psilocybin Might Also Be An Excellent Anti-Aging Drug  VICE 🍄 Surprising discovery: living 25 years longer thanks to “magic mushrooms”?  Techno-Science.net Fascinating new study suggests psychedelic mushrooms can slow down the aging process  good.is Magic Mushrooms could lengthen your lifespan  MSN Source link

Two Gut Bacteria May Hold the Key to Multiple Sclerosis—But Don’t Get Too Excited Yet Nearly a million Americans wake up each day with multiple sclerosis, a disease that turns their own immune system against their brain and spinal cord. For decades, researchers have suspected that something in the gut might trigger this autoimmune assault. Now, a clever twin study …

Pregnant mice exposed to the base ingredient of most vape ‘juices’ develop babies with smaller, narrower skulls, a new study has found. It’s a concerning find, especially given the ‘vapor’ in this experiment contained none of the other chemicals usually found in vapes, not even nicotine. It suggests that even nicotine-free vapes may not be safe, especially if you’re pregnant. …

In efforts to beat Alzheimer’s disease, researchers are looking at existing drugs that could tackle the condition, and a new study identifies two promising candidates that are currently used to treat cancer. Already approved by regulators in the US – meaning potential clinical trials for Alzheimer’s could start sooner – the drugs are letrozole (usually used to treat breast cancer) …

Psilocybe cubensis – credit CC BY-SA 3.0. Alan Rockefeller Reprinted with permission from World at Large. Researchers have discovered that the active compound in psychedelic mushrooms can extend lifespan and reduce cellular aging by 50% in human cells and 30% in elderly mice. The experiments reveal another potential therapeutic use of the compound—called psilocybin—which has already been studied as a …

Noninvasive spinal stimulation shown to extend survival in mice  ALS News Today Source link