Placebo effect improves memory and physical performance in older adults, even when patients know pills are fake
Healthy older adults showed measurable improvements in memory and physical performance after three weeks of placebo treatment, even when they…
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Vitamin B12 deficiency produces fatigue and cognitive decline that mimic normal ageing, yet often goes undiagnosed until neurological damage occurs.…
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Blood Policy Evolution Among Jehovah’s Witnesses: A Clinical Imperative for Informed Consent
The Jehovah's Witnesses blood policy shift now permits blood-derived products while maintaining whole-blood prohibition. Healthcare systems must update staff education,…
Eli Lilly Invests in AI-Driven Hair Loss Drug Development Through Absci Partnership
Eli Lilly has invested in Absci, a biotechnology startup using artificial intelligence to develop novel hair loss treatments and potentially…
Parental Obesity Linked to Childhood Weight and Eating Habits—But Genetics Matter More Than Direct Influence
A study of 86,000 Norwegian children reveals that while parental obesity is associated with offspring weight gain and eating behaviour,…
Gonorrhea burden in sub-Saharan Africa remains stubbornly high: new meta-analysis reveals 3.2% general population prevalence
A comprehensive meta-analysis covering 1,604 prevalence measures documents that Neisseria gonorrhoeae affects 3.2% of the general population in sub-Saharan Africa,…
The Nigeria Methanol Crisis: Why Informal Alcohol Manufacturing Demands Urgent Regulatory Intervention
Nigeria's methanol poisoning outbreak, which claimed nearly fifty lives, reveals a catastrophic regulatory failure in informal alcohol manufacturing that demands…
Overuse of ‘Just in Case’ Antibiotics Accelerates Antimicrobial Resistance Crisis, Researchers Warn
A new commentary warns that prescribing antibiotics defensively—"just in case"—without clear clinical indication is accelerating the global antimicrobial resistance crisis.…
Amyloid PET Emerges as Key Tool for Managing Anti-Amyloid Alzheimer’s Therapy
Anti-amyloid monoclonal antibodies for Alzheimer's disease are now shifting clinical focus from diagnosis to individual treatment optimisation. Amyloid PET imaging…
Cambridge researchers identify three distinct severe pneumonia subtypes, opening path to personalised treatment
University of Cambridge researchers have identified three distinct subtypes of severe pneumonia, each associated with different intensive care outcomes. The…