By Martin M Barillas A chemotherapy drug commonly used to treat kidney cancer has shown promise in treating symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers found that Axitinib, which inhibits the growth of new blood vessels in the brain, restores cognitive function and memory in lab mice that show symptoms of Alzheimer’s. It and other forms of […]

By Zenger News Desk YORK, England — Nature to the rescue! Outdoor nature-based activities can be effective for improving mental health in adults, including those with pre-existing mental health problems, finds a study. The findings of the study were published in the journal “SSM — Population Health.” The research, led by the University of York, showed that participating in […]

By Zenger News Desk CALIFORNIA CITY, Calif. — Cleaner air may reduce the risk for Alzheimer’s and other dementias, reveals a study. Cars and factories produce a fine particulate matter: PM2.5 that USC-led studies have linked to memory loss and Alzheimer’s disease. Smaller than the width of human hair, these tiny particles pose a big problem. […]

By Zenger News Desk WASHINGTON — A new study attempts to determine the size and scope of bullying that kids with food allergies experience. The findings of the study were published in the ‘Journal of Pediatric Psychology.’ Living with a food allergy can greatly impact a child’s everyday life — from limiting participation in social activities to being […]

By Zenger News Desk LONDON — An anti-viral gene that impacts the risk of both Alzheimer’s disease and severe Covid-19 has been identified by the research team of University College London in a recent study. The researchers estimate that one genetic variant of the OAS1 gene increases the risk of Alzheimer’s disease by about 3-6 percent in the population […]

By Martin M Barillas Scientists from the University of Buffalo have developed a new treatment for inflammatory pain with minimal adverse side effects that may be an alternative to addictive opioids. Writing in Nature Communications, they described how their research into the origins of pain focused on sensory neurons called nociceptors, which activate in response […]

By Abigail Klein Leichman Replacing sugar with artificial sweeteners is not a good idea, it turns out. While it’s known that added sugar is not good for our bodies, now we also know that six FDA-approved artificial sweeteners — aspartame, sucralose, saccharine, neotame, advantame, and acesulfame potassium-k — could cause long-term health problems as well. […]

By Abigail Klein Leichman The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against Covid-19 loses considerable effectiveness six months after the second dose, according to new Israeli research published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The study echoes findings published by Pfizer and Kaiser Permanente in Lancet this week, showing the vaccine’s effectiveness drops from 88 percent to 47 […]