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Food prescriptions would save US lives & billions of dollars
Posted in Medicine, Science on 27th Sep, 2023
by Alex Muller
The Food is Medicine initiative is about incorporating targeted food and nutrition strategies into US healthcare nationally.
Light therapy helps the brain clear out toxic Alzheimer’s proteins
Posted in Medicine on 27th Sep, 2023
by Alex Muller
A new study has found that light therapy applied to mice during deep sleep increased the brain's ability to clear away beta-amyloid, a toxic protein linked to the development of Alzheimer's disease.
Substance use disorder may be connected to a specific brain circuit
Posted in Medicine, Science on 27th Sep, 2023
by Alex Muller
Brain scans or neuroimaging can help inform treatment options, since abnormalities in brain scans are associated with substance use disorders.
MDMA Nears Breakthrough Approval For PTSD
Posted in Medicine on 25th Sep, 2023
by Alex Muller
Compared to patients given the same therapy with a placebo, MDMA was far more effective at dampening PTSD symptoms. Roughly twice the number of people given MDMA rather than a placebo recovered from their PTSD diagnosis.
Study Reveals Why Cancer May Spread To The Spine
Posted in Medicine on 13th Sep, 2023
by Alex Muller
The discovery opens up a new line of research on spinal disorders, helps explain why solid tumors so often spread to the spine, and could lead to new orthopedic and cancer treatments.