Oct. 27, 2025 — A new study from the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute found that radiologists who experienced closure of their practice were 10% more likely to subsequently practice as a subspecialist (i.e., majority practice in one…
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Investigational Oral Agent ALZ-801 Slows Brain Atrophy and Cognitive Decline in APOE4 Homozygotes with Early AD
The investigational oral
amyloid-targeting agent valiltramiprosate (ALZ-801) significantly slowedbrain atrophy and cognitive decline in people carrying 2 copies of the APOE ε4 allele, the strongest genetic risk factor forAlzheimer disease… Continue Reading
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Air Pollution’s Impact on Birth Weight and Gestational Diabetes
A recent retrospective cohort study of 33,060 first-time pregnancies from 2017 to 2022 highlights critical links between environmental air pollution, gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), and birth weight outcomes. While air pollution exposure…
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Obesity Drops in Adults; Wegovy's Heart Protection; Women Turn to Testosterone – MedPage Today
- Obesity Drops in Adults; Wegovy’s Heart Protection; Women Turn to Testosterone MedPage Today
- Weight loss drugs are bringing down the country’s obesity rate, a survey shows Jefferson Public Radio
- The obesity rate in the US has declined. Are GLP-1s…
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Hopkins Study: Pain Drugs Halt Bone Cancer Growth
Peripheral afferent neurons — nerves that send signals from all areas of the body to the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) — are known to infiltrate and grow within malignant bone tumors called osteosarcomas, often…
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Newly discovered perineural pathway enables HIV virus to redistribute throughout the body
Addressing the question of whether and how immune cells (macrophages) in the central nervous system (CNS) traffic out, researchers have now identified a perineural pathway through which the HIV virus can redistribute throughout the…
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Precursor of dopamine increases willingness to wait for larger delayed rewards
A research team from the University of Cologne conducted one of the most comprehensive studies on dopamine and decision-making in humans so far, providing evidence for effects of the former on the latter. Dopamine is a…
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Study finds clear link between osteomalacia and increased risk of complicated deliveries
A research team at Uppsala University has identified a clear link between osteomalacia – a form of bone softening commonly caused by vitamin D deficiency – and a fivefold increased risk of emergency cesarean sections or the need…
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