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GLP-1 drugs can help diabetes and obesity, but in ALS, weight loss may speed decline. New reports suggest doctors should be cautious when neurodegenerative disease is part of the picture

An experimental drug might help slow early Alzheimer’s disease in a markedly different way than current treatments — by lowering the brain’s production of a protein called tau

A University of Miami Miller School of Medicine study found that damaged mitochondrial DNA can continue accumulating in dopamine-producing neurons long after the initial injury occurs, offering new insight into why these cells are especially vulnerable in Parkinson’s disease

Hydration should be on everyone’s mind this summer, as hot temperatures around the D.C. area leave folks sweaty and parched. What’s the healthiest way to quench our thirst?

The number of Americans taking a GLP-1 drug for weight loss is on the rise. A new Gallup poll shows 11% of adults say they are currently using one, a dramatic increase from just two years ago when just 3% said they were using them. That number could climb even higher as Medicare has cleared…

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Over the past few years, the conversation around GLP-1 receptor agonists has been dominated by extremes: dramatic weight loss in clinical trials, before-and-after transformations on social media, and a public discourse that has oscillated between miracle and backlash. Patients are now asking pointed and more practical questions. Do I need the full dose if I only…

Isaias, an artist and designer living in Atlanta, had a few things in mind for his first trip to China. He knew he wanted to see the urban metropolis of Shanghai, as well as Chongqing, an instagrammable megacity with a cyberpunk aestheticin China’s mountainous southwest