Neurons in lab-grown ‘mini brains’ can be coaxed into communicating with each other, which might help in disease research – while also raising ethical questions Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2207911-miniature-brains-grown-in-the-lab-have-human-like-neural-activity/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
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Risk For Dementia May Increase With Long-Term Use of Anticholinergics, Study Suggests
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The New York Times: A new study suggests that people who take a class of common medicines called anticholinergic drugs for several years may be more likely to develop dementia as they age (Warning: source may be paywalled; alternative source). Anticholinergic drugs include the antipsychotic clozapine; the bladder drug darifenacin (marketed as Enablex); the…
New approaches may help solve the Lyme disease diagnosis dilemma
Lyme disease is hard to detect, but scientists are investigating new diagnostic approaches. Source: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/ticks-lyme-disease-testing-new-approaches4…
U.S honeybees had the worst winter die-off in more than a decade
Colonies suffered from parasitic, disease-spreading Varroa mites. Floods and fire didn’t help. Source: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/us-honeybees-had-worst-winter-die-more-decade4…
Smoking Bans Have Saved 15,000 Children’s Lives in Brazil, Imperial Study Shows
Second-hand smoke kills over 880,000 people every year globally, and a quarter of those deaths are among children 14 years or younger. These sobering statistics have helped drive smoking bans in public places in many countries, but these bans still cover just 20% of the world’s population. A new study led by Dr. Thomas Hone […]
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Imperial College and U.S. Researchers Find Better Food Policies Could Save 230,000 Lives
Cardiovascular disease, including heart attacks, strokes, hypertension, and a wide range of other illnesses affecting the heart and blood vessels, is perhaps the biggest public health challenge in the United States. It causes about 800,000 deaths and 6 million hospital admissions every year, and it is a particularly urgent priority for policymakers because it disproportionately […]
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Alzheimer’s Disease: Brain Changes, Symptoms and Treatment
Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia, causes memory and thinking problems, as well as behavioral changes in older adults. Source: https://www.livescience.com/65748-alzheimers-disease.html
Digital Marketer Mailchimp Bans Anti-Vaccination Content
Digital marketer Mailchimp has removed several anti-vaccination “activists” from its platform and will no longer provide services to newsletters that push anti-vaccination content. From a report: The move to block the anti-vaccination rhetoric follows similar actions by other tech companies and comes on the heels of increased pressure from public health advocates and lawmakers on digital platforms to curtail the spread…
Multiple Sclerosis: Symptoms, Management & New Research
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a potentially incapacitating disease that poses unpredictable challenges, but does not signal a shorter lifespan. Source: https://www.livescience.com/34785-multiple-sclerosis-inhibits-central-nervous-system.html
Study Finds Nearly 400 Medical Devices, Procedures and Practices That Are Ineffective
An anonymous reader quotes a report from ScienceAlert: A recent study has unearthed nearly 400 established treatments, devices and procedures that are no better than previous or lesser alternatives. [This is referred to as a “medical reversal” in the medical industry.] The findings are based on more than 15 years of randomized controlled trials, a type of research that aims to…