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Two cancer drugs could potentially slow or even reverse the effects of Alzheimer’s disease, a new study suggests.Researchers at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) explored how the common dementia changes gene expression (which genes are turned on or off) in certain brain cells, according to a press release from the university.Next, they looked at which existing FDA-approved drugs might counteract, or reverse, those changes.ALZHEIMER'S RISK COULD RISE WITH […]

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At 95, American movie star and film director Clint Eastwood is still going strong.Celebrity biographer Shawn Levy, author of the book "Clint: The Man and the Movies," has written about the health practices that have contributed to the actor’s longevity.In a recent Air Mail article, Levy noted that Eastwood is a "lifelong gym rat and fitness freak" who has also favored an "organic, low-fat diet" since the 1950s, "when alfalfa […]

A Missouri creek has allegedly led to a higher risk of cancer in neighboring residents.Coldwater Creek, a Missouri River tributary north of St. Louis, has been a known radioactive waste site since the 1980s.Researchers have now confirmed that exposure to the creek, which is said to be polluted with nuclear waste from the development of the first atomic bomb, has led to an increased incidence of cancer for people who […]

A man with the deadliest form of brain cancer has no signs of the disease after taking an experimental drug.Ben Trotman was 40 when he was diagnosed in 2022 with glioblastoma, the most aggressive cancerous brain tumor. Patients typically live an average of 15 months after diagnosis, and the five-year survival rate is just 6.9%.Trotman was referred to The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery at University College London Hospitals […]

As a new report claims that premature organ transplants have endangered donors, HHS Sec. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has announced plans for a new initiative to reform the system.Several families have stated that surgeons attempted to initiate organ retrievals while patients were still alive or improving, as noted in a July 20 report from The New York Times.Amid a growing push for increased transplants, "a growing number of patients have […]

Preparing for a successful MRI screening involves more than just lying still.Certain materials can interact with the strong magnetic field of an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) machine, so what you wear — or don’t wear — is essential.A recent fatal incident in Westbury, New York, at Nassau Open MRI, involved a man being sucked into an MRI machine due to a heavy metal chain he wore around his neck.MAN DIES […]

Man’s best friend could provide more than just companionship.In a new study from the University of Bristol, dogs were found to detect Parkinson’s disease well before symptoms appear.Previous research has shown that people with Parkinson’s have increased amounts of sebum — an oily, waxy substance with a distinctively musky odor — on the skin.WOMAN SAYS DOG DETECTED HER BREAST CANCER BEFORE DOCTORS DID: 'HE'S KNOWN THIS WHOLE TIME'In the new […]

A new study has found a link between rapid eye movement (REM) sleep and Alzheimer’s disease.The research from China, published in the journal Alzheimer’s & Dementia by the Alzheimer’s Association, analyzed the sleep cycles of 128 adults in varying states of cognition.The study found that the highest occurrence of REM latency — which is when it takes longer for someone to reach the first REM period after drifting off to […]