3 d. ago Weight loss jabs can cut sick days in half, new research finds

Weight loss jabs could keep people in work, according to a study of 700 NHS patients

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9 d. ago Cancer patients waiting for treatment felt 'anxious, lost, and out of control'

A new study has brought to light how cancer patients felt in the period between diagnosis and treatment.

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2 w. ago Alzheimer’s study could help patients remember their loved ones

Scientists hail ‘very exciting’ findings that explain why Alzheimer’s patients forget their loved ones, and say drugs are already available that could one day prevent this kind of memory loss

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2 w. ago Could Viagra, the shingles vaccine and an MND drug halt Alzheimer's?

A panel of academics, doctors and patients examined 80 existing treatments to identify those mostly likely to help tackle Alzheimer's - for which there is currently no cure.

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2 w. ago How weight loss jabs really do take the pleasure out of eating...

Researchers in the US placed electrodes in the brain of a patient on the drug to study its impact on the region that is associated with pleasure, motivation and reward.

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2 w. ago Study uncovers weight loss drug’s hidden impact on our brains

The study included three severely obese patients who struggled to control their eating habits

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3 w. ago The Ordinary’s new ‘filler in a bottle’ serum made me look ‘more youthful’ in my 40s

Can you restore lost volume without a needle? This beauty editor found out

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3 w. ago Hope for Alzheimer's patients as new study finds supplement beloved by celebrities and biohackers can help to 'restore' lost memory

A new study by an international team of scientists has revealed a supplement hailed by biohackers and celebrities can 'restore' lost memory in Alzheimer's patients.

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3 w. ago Hospital patients with one symptom are six times more likely to die, study finds

Dyspnoea, a common symptom affecting up to one in 10 hospitalised patients, could increase the risk of death

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3 w. ago Investors’ ‘dumb transhumanist ideas’ setting back neurotech progress, say experts

Fascination of investors such as Elon Musk with uploading their brains to computers is hindering progress in curing disease, say scientistsIt has been an excellent year for neurotech, if you ignore the people funding it. In August, a tiny brain implant successfully decoded the inner speech of paralysis patients. In October, an eye restored sight to patients who had lost their vision.It would just be better, say experts, if the most famous investors in the space – tech magnates such as Elon Musk and OpenAI’s Sam Altman – were less interested in uploading their brains to computers or merging with AI. Continue reading...

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