39 h. ago Breakthrough Alzheimer’s blood test could diagnose disease earlier

Experts described the disease as a ‘global challenge’

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3 d. ago Ozempic and Wegovy can protect against neurological disease that causes brain damage

Scientists have discovered that semaglutide, the active ingredient in drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy, offers a new benefit for the 38 million Americans with diabetes.

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5 d. ago Think on your feet! Dancing lessons could help fight cognitive decline in Parkinson's patients

More than 160,000 people in the UK are living with Parkinson's disease, a neurodegenerative disorder where nerve cells in the brain stop producing chemicals, causing tremors and stiffness.

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5 d. ago ‘Our perfectly healthy daughter caught flu. Now she faces having to learn to walk and talk again’

Sienna Dunion had been a perfectly healthy child with no underlying conditions before she was diagnosed with Acute Necrotising Encephalitis

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6 d. ago Ozempic for CATS: Chubby felines could soon be offered weight

Weight-loss jabs, such as Ozempic and Wegovy, have revolutionised the way we treat obesity in humans, and scientists now want to do the same thing for cats.

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7 d. ago New obesity drug helps users drop 'significantly' more weight than Ozempic and Wegovy, trial shows

A new drug by pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly rivaling Ozempic and Wegovy could lead to 'significantly' more weight loss after just one year, a trial showcasing initial results has suggested.

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1 week ago Five ways microplastics can harm your brain and fuel diseases

Study estimated humans consume 250g of microplastics, the size of a dinner plate, every year

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2 w. ago Americans in their 40s and 50s are experiencing loneliness at alarming rates, study finds

Prolonged loneliness is an issue for nearly 58 million U.S. adults age 45 and older, raising their risk for heart disease and poor brain health

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2 w. ago Semaglutide failed to slow Alzheimer’s in groundbreaking new study

Semaglutide does influence processes linked to Alzheimer’s, but these trials suggest it does not slow symptoms once they begin

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3 w. ago Weight loss jabs do not slow Alzheimer's disease as hoped, causing firm's share prices to plummet

Novo Nordisk had hoped to repurpose semaglutide - the active ingredient in its Wegovy and Ozempic jabs - as a groundbreaking dementia treatment after seeing early encouraging signs.

Economics

3 w. ago I lost 30kg on Ozempic and Wegovy. Everyone says the jabs are ageing but I look 10 years YOUNGER. Here's how I did it

While headlines about 'Ozempic face' warn that the rapid weight loss associated with GLP-1 drugs can prematurely age people's skin, Andrea says she's experienced the opposite.

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