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Scientists spent 30 years trying to find what carries Alzheimer’s from one brain cell to the next. A new study just identified it, and it turns out to be a protein the brain uses to carry memories

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Scientists spent 30 years trying to find what carries Alzheimer’s from one brain cell to the next. A new study just identified it, and it turns out to be a protein the brain uses to carry memories

Jul 2 · 8 min read · Cell

Scientists found that sleep and exercise can suppress a blood mutation carried by up to half of people over 80, but only if you have the right gene mutated

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Scientists found that sleep and exercise can suppress a blood mutation carried by up to half of people over 80, but only if you have the right gene mutated

Jun 21 · 6 min read · Nature

New research found that brain immune cells in Alzheimer’s patients can carry cancer-driving mutations detectable in a routine blood test, and drugs that target those mutations already exist

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New research found that brain immune cells in Alzheimer’s patients can carry cancer-driving mutations detectable in a routine blood test, and drugs that target those mutations already exist

Jun 15 · 5 min read · Cell

New research reveals that thymus health may be one of the strongest predictors of lifespan, cardiovascular survival, and cancer outcomes ever found

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New research reveals that thymus health may be one of the strongest predictors of lifespan, cardiovascular survival, and cancer outcomes ever found

Jun 9 · 9 min read · Nature

Researchers spent 17 years following older adults and found that the slowest steppers died significantly earlier, and the difference was measured in milliseconds

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Researchers spent 17 years following older adults and found that the slowest steppers died significantly earlier, and the difference was measured in milliseconds

Jun 29 · 7 min read · Gerontology

A new study found that the well-known link between impulsivity and violent behavior was 62% weaker in current Ozempic and Wegovy users compared to people who’d stopped taking them

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A new study found that the well-known link between impulsivity and violent behavior was 62% weaker in current Ozempic and Wegovy users compared to people who’d stopped taking them

Jun 19 · 4 min read · Criminology

Scientists found that a Parkinson’s drug significantly improves the depression symptom that current antidepressants barely touch, and brain scans show exactly why

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Scientists found that a Parkinson’s drug significantly improves the depression symptom that current antidepressants barely touch, and brain scans show exactly why

Jun 13 · 8 min read · Nature

A Harvard study compared the Mediterranean diet, plant-based diet, and four others for brain protection and found one diet beat all of them by a significant margin

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A Harvard study compared the Mediterranean diet, plant-based diet, and four others for brain protection and found one diet beat all of them by a significant margin

Jun 23 · 6 min read · JAMA Neurology

Scientists found that your brain, heart, and lungs can each be aging at completely different speeds, and a single blood test can now tell you which one is aging fastest

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Scientists found that your brain, heart, and lungs can each be aging at completely different speeds, and a single blood test can now tell you which one is aging fastest

Jun 17 · 5 min read · Nature

Scientists found that a supplement taken by 40 million Americans for joint pain is associated with 25% faster progression to Alzheimer’s in people with early memory decline

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Scientists found that a supplement taken by 40 million Americans for joint pain is associated with 25% faster progression to Alzheimer’s in people with early memory decline

Jun 11 · 7 min read · Nature

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