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Viruses can speed up unhealthy brain aging — vaccines may offer peace of mind

by sagesgroup | Jan 29, 2023 | Health, Medicine, opinion, Science, Syndicated, The Conversation, vaccine

One in 9 Americans ages 65 and older had Alzheimer’s disease in 2022, and countless others were indirectly affected as caregivers, health care providers, and taxpayers. There is currently no cure — available treatments primarily focus on prevention by encouraging...

Covid-19’s “Kraken” subvariant: An infection expert answers 7 top questions

by sagesgroup | Jan 23, 2023 | Biology, Coronavirus, Covid-19, Covid-19 Vaccine, Genetics, Health, Medicine, omicron, Public Health, Science, Syndicated, The Conversation

Despite intensive public health efforts to grind the Covid-19 pandemic to a halt, the recent emergence of the highly transmissible, extensively drug-resistant, and profoundly immune system-evading XBB.1.5 SARS-CoV-2 subvariant is putting the global community on edge....

Do detox diets work? A dietician breaks down the murky science

by sagesgroup | Jan 22, 2023 | Detox, Diets, Food, Health, Mind and Body, Syndicated, The Conversation

Detox diets are often touted as a way to cleanse the body after the excess food and drinks that come with the holidays. These diets promise quick results and can particularly entice people around the new year when there tends to be a renewed focus on health and...

Plague study complicates a commonly held belief about the Black Death

by sagesgroup | Jan 22, 2023 | Animal Science, Animals, Biology, Diseases, Science, Syndicated, The Conversation

The Black Death ravaged Europe between 1347 and 1353, killing millions. Plague outbreaks in Europe then continued until the 19th century. One of the most commonly recited facts about the plague in Europe was that it was spread by rats. In some parts of the world, the...

Can we transform cancer cells back to normal cells? This therapy could pave the way

by sagesgroup | Jan 17, 2023 | cancer, Health, Medicine, Mind and Body, Syndicated, The Conversation

How cells become cancerous is a process researchers are still trying to fully understand. Generally, normal cells grow and multiply through controlled cell division, where old and damaged cells are replaced after they die by new cells. Sometimes this process stops...

3D-printed “organs” could lead to better drugs

by sagesgroup | Jan 17, 2023 | Animals, Biology, Drugs, Innovation, Medicine, Syndicated, technology, The Conversation

Bringing a new drug to market costs billions of dollars and can take over a decade. These high monetary and time investments are both strong contributors to today’s skyrocketing health care costs and significant obstacles to delivering new therapies to patients. One...

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