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Common Seizure Drug Levetiracetam Slowed Deadly Childhood Brain Tumors in Lab Models and Was Tied to Longer Survival

Common Seizure Drug Levetiracetam Slowed Deadly Childhood Brain Tumors in Lab Models and Was Tied to Longer Survival

Medical Daily · Sep 18

Diet, Exercise and Three Drug Classes Shifted Aging Biomarkers Across 51 Studies While Supplement Evidence Fell Short

A Nature Medicine analysis of 51 trials found that diet, exercise, metformin, semaglutide, and anti-TNF drugs shifted aging markers. Supplement evidence was thin.

Medical Daily · Sep 7

More Than Half of 51 Longevity Interventions Moved No Aging Clock, and Senolytics Went Both Directions

A Nature Medicine analysis ran 16 epigenetic clocks across 51 longevity studies. Most interventions moved nothing, and senolytics disagreed.

Medical Daily · Aug 26

Home-Delivered Medically Tailored Meals Cut Hospitalizations by 31% in Medicaid Patients — and Saved Money Too

Nature Medicine study: medically tailored home meals cut Medicaid hospitalizations 31%, ER visits 20%, saving $3,433 per patient. At least 12 states are now expanding this.

Medical Daily · Jun 17

Microplastics Are Accumulating in Human Brains at Alarming Levels — And the Link to Dementia and Heart Disease Is Growing Clearer

A May 2026 study found microplastics in human brains at 7–30x levels vs. other organs, with a 50% rise since 2016. Dementia patients had the highest levels. Arterial plaque microplastics linked to 4x heart attack risk.

Medical Daily · Jun 10

'Rectal garlic insertion for immune support': Medical chatbots confidently give disastrously misguided advice, experts say

AI chatbots are seduced by misinformation that is delivered in medical jargon, leading them to give potentially dangerous advice.

LiveScience · Mar 11

Single protein could dramatically alter trajectory of Alzheimer's disease

In people destined to get Alzheimer's in their mid-40s, one protein can delay the onset of the disease by about 20 years.

LiveScience · Mar 10

Taking daily supplement could shave months off biological age, study finds

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The Independent UK · Mar 9

ChatGPT misses ‘high-risk emergencies’ when it is used as a doctor, study finds

Health is one of the most popular ways that people use AI chatbot, creators OpenAI say

The Independent UK · Mar 5

Musk cries conspiracy in latest Silicon Valley scrap. Your tech and science digest

These are the most groundbreaking stories from the new frontier of science and technology right now

Evening Standard · Aug 30, 2025