Alzheimer’s drug lecanemab receives accelerated approval amid safety concerns
The US Food and Drug Administration granted accelerated approval Friday for the Alzheimer’s disease drug lecanemab, one of the first experimental dementia drugs to appear to slow the progression...
Type 2 diabetes: Could poor sleep increase your risk?
Type 2 diabetes is a chronic condition that can lead to long-term damage to the body.
Certain factors will increase people’s risk of developing type two diabetes, including obesity and...
Cholera vaccine shortage forces lowering of dose from two to one
In response to several cholera outbreaks around the world, particularly in crisis- and war-affected nations, a collection of organizations that oversee international reserves have been obliged to lower the...
How insulin and glucagon regulate blood sugar
The pancreas secretes the hormones insulin and glucagon. Together, they help maintain blood sugar levels. If the level of one hormone is higher or lower than the ideal range,...
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Sober October: What a Month of No Drinking Can Do For Your Health
This month some people around the globe will be giving up alcohol in honor of Sober October.
The idea of Sober October actually started in the United Kingdom as a...
Alzheimer’s: Older people who’ve had COVID-19 may be at significantly higher risk
In a study published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine found the risk of older people developing Alzheimer’s disease nearly...
