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Vinay Prasad: Public Health in This Country Is So Broken

Vinay Prasad discusses his departure from the FDA, Fauci's diaries, and how working for the government made him more libertarian.

Reason · Aug 26

Priscilla Chan’s parents fled Vietnam by boat; their daughter became the first in her family to attend college and later pledged millions to scientific research

Priscilla Chan’s journey from the daughter of Vietnamese refugees to a Harvard graduate, paediatrician and major science philanthropist is rooted in a family story shaped by war and migration. Her grandparents put her parents, who were teenagers at the time, on boats to flee Vietnam during the war. Chan grew…

The Times of India · Aug 21

‘Exciting’ clinical results offer hope for new class of MS therapies

Cambridge trial suggests diabetes drug with antihistamine can partially repair damage in the nervous system

The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2025

Poor sleep may age the brain by nearly three years, scientists say

Scans of nearly 600 middle-aged people showed sleeping badly was associated with poorer brain health years later.

Evening Standard · Oct 23, 2024

Brain stimulation technique may give more relief from Parkinson’s symptoms

Scientists say automated adjustment of levels could halve duration of most troublesome symptoms

The Guardian - UK · Aug 19, 2024

Bereavement in early life may accelerate ageing, research shows

Separate study shows poor diet and added sugar also linked to rise in biological age

The Guardian - UK · Jul 29, 2024

Smartphone app could help detect early-onset dementia cause, study finds

App-based cognitive tests found to be proficient at detecting frontotemporal dementia in those most at risk

The Guardian - UK · Apr 1, 2024

Polycystic ovary syndrome linked to memory, thinking problems

According to research published in the online edition of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, people with polycystic ovary syndrome">syndrome may be more prone to experience memory and cognitive issues in middle age. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Feb 2, 2024

Stronger thigh muscles may reduce the risk of total knee replacement surgery, study finds

In the U.S., 14 million adults have symptomatic knee osteoarthritis and more than 600,000 undergo total knee replacement surgery each year at a cost of $30,249.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 27, 2023

Unraveling long COVID: Here's what scientists who study the illness want to find out

At a recent medical gathering, researchers presented their latest hypotheses about what causes – and what could treat – the lingering disease.

WEKU · Sep 9, 2023