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The identification of another form of dementia shows just how complicated the...
In medicine, often the simplest diagnosis is the right one. One of the notable exceptions to that rule, however, is when it comes to conditions that affect our brains as we age. Earlier this month, a...
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Here’s what will reduce your risk of dementia, according to new WHO guidelines
On May 14 the World Health Organization put out new guidelines on the most effective ways to prevent dementia, or severe, abnormal cognitive decline. The best way to avoid cognitive decline later in...
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The blue light from your LED screen isn’t hurting your eyes
Earlier this week, several articles warned of a new report from a French government agency outlining dangers of blue light from LED lighting. These headlines are alarming because, depending on the time...
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Charcoal toothpaste is worse for your teeth, not better
In recent years, toothpastes that contain activated charcoal have become commonplace in drugstores. Their labels reassure potential customers that they’re “eco-friendly,” “herbal,” “natural,” or...
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Airbnb wants you to travel based on your 23andMe results
23andMe, one of the largest direct-to-consumer genetic testing companies, wants its customers to use Airbnb to book stays across the globe based on their ancestry results, either through its website or...
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Concussions later in life double dementia risks, but statins may help
The word “concussion” often connotes images of professional athletes smashing into one another on a field, or members of the military within a close range of an artillery blast. In reality, though,...
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The current global measles outbreak, mapped
The World Health Organization (WHO) reports there are more than 112,000 confirmed cases of measles worldwide, as of this month—a 300% increase from the 28,124 cases this time last year. The actual...
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Alzheimer’s drugs cost seven times more than cancer drugs to develop
The last US-approved Alzheimer’s drug—which was a new package of two existing drugs in a single pill—received the green light in 2003. In the nearly two decades since, there have been countless...
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These are the organs transplant patients need the most
When the first kidney transplant was performed in 1954, it changed the field of surgery forever. Instead of dying, thousands of patients with failing organs could receive new, healthy ones. Organ...
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Prices of the most common prescription drugs nearly doubled in less than a...
The one issue most Americans can agree on is that the price of prescription drugs are out of control. An analysis from researchers at Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, California, found that 48...
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Pregnancy pushes the body nearly as much as extreme endurance sports
Which is the greater physical feat: Completing the Tour de France or carrying a baby to term? The answer is likely both, according to a new paper published today in the journal Science Advances. By...
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Bill Nye wants you to remember it’s still the best time to be alive
The world has changed a lot since Bill Nye the Science Guy launched more than two decades ago. His show, a staple of public TV for millennials growing up in the US, bestowed a fierce form of...
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A Twitter account corrects one of the biggest problems in health reporting
In health news, one of the key bits of information to communicate is risk, or the chances that, given one difference or intervention, a particular outcome will occur. The trouble is, the way many press...
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Women soccer players are younger than men because they can’t afford longer...
At the very highest echelon of soccer, women players tend to be younger than men. In the 2019 women’s World Cup, now being played in France, the average player is 26 years old. At last year’s men’s...
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The researcher behind the smartphone “horns” study sells posture pillows
Smartphones are a modern hypochondriac’s favorite scapegoat: They’ve been blamed for our trouble sleeping, socializing, and focusing. Recently, news coverage of a scientific study has suggested that...
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Before we knew better: “Bill Nye the Science Guy”’s legacy endures 26 years...
In this mini-series, we return to movies and TV we’ve loved to see how they depict gender. Does it hold up in 2019? Warning: contains spoilers. When was this show released? 1993 How does it hold up?...
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A new study that ties common medications to dementia highlights the need for...
Researchers still don’t know all the reasons people go on to develop dementia, and why. What they do know, however, is that 5% to 8% of the world’s population over 60 suffers severe cognitive decline...
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Trust issues deepen as yet another FDA commissioner joins the pharmaceutical...
Pharma-giant Pfizer announced on June 28 that the former US Food and Drug Administration commissioner Scott Gottlieb would be joining its board of directors. The move fell in line with a troubling...
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25 years of women being underrepresented in medical research, in charts
The issue of gender bias in research is not a new problem, but it is a persistent one. Today (July 3) researchers from the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence in Seattle published work looking...
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Climate change could intensify DC floods, but engineering can help
It was a rough morning commute for many on Monday, July 8, in Washington, DC. Severe flooding ensued after four inches (about 10 cm) of rain fell within an hour in parts of the city—making it one of...
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