Some medications may disrupt the “good” bacteria in your gut microbiome, potentially affecting your digestive and overall health.
A 2026 consumer research report examining the Medicinal Garden Kit, the 'backyard pharmacy' herbal gardening concept, ...
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Why did East Asia’s economy grow so rapidly in recent decades and Africa’s so slowly? How might Africa replicate East Asia’s success? A vast literature addresses these questions, but new books keep ...
Drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound have been hailed as miracle treatments. But one in 10 people are what scientists call ...
A key Alzheimer’s drug has finally revealed its secret. Researchers discovered that lecanemab works by activating the brain’s immune cells—but only through a specific part of the antibody called the ...
It has long been known as the arbiter of reward in the brain, but recent findings could upend this classic theory of dopamine ...
Shreyas Sen is the Founder and CTO of Quasistatics, Inc. (dba Ixana), which develops Wi-R, a wireless body-area communication technology. He owns shares in the company. How do headphones, toys, ...
Wegovy is a Food and Drug Administration-approved weight loss medication for people with obesity or those who are overweight with weight-related health conditions. In recent years, interest in ...
Some 120 million to 130 million Americans — nearly half of US adults — are believed to take an over-the-counter pain reliever ...
A new LMU study shows how proteins function reliably even without a stable 3D structure—and the crucial importance not only of short sequence motifs, but also of chemical characteristics. Many ...