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Tuesday, 16 April 2024

January Kickstarter: 9 brain-training hacks for boosting memory in your 30s

This January, we’re on the search for quick, accessible hacks to kickstart 2023 in the strongest way possible. Today’s energy kickstarter: 9 hacks for improving memory as you get older. Hands up if you’ve ever found yourself completely forgetting why you walked into a room. Perhaps you’ve been about to…

New CRISPR-Cas9 approach confers protection from ischemia/reperfusion injury

A new CRISPR-Cas9 approach that targets a detrimental signaling pathway in the heart confers protection from ischemia/reperfusion injury, according to a study in mice. The findings suggest that gene editing could offer a permanent and advanced strategy for treating heart disease – the leading cause of worldwide morbidity and mortality…

Paramedics performed CPR and administered adrenaline

Paramedics performed CPR and administered adrenaline shot to jump-start Lisa Marie Presley’s heart after sudden cardiac arrest — and she’ll likely spend days on a ventilator Lisa Marie Presley suffered cardiac arrest at her California home Thursday Her current condition is unknown but she was rushed to hospital by medics…

Two Novel JAK Inhibitors Show Promise in Ulcerative Colitis

Patients with moderate to severe active ulcerative colitis (UC) who received induction therapy with either ritlecitinib or brepocitinib showed significant improvement across multiple outcome metrics in a phase 2b “umbrella” study of the two investigational agents. The study by William J. Sandborn, MD, Division of Gastroenterology, University of California, San…

Loss of Sense of Smell Portends Health Problems in Older People

A waning sense of smell among older adults may portend frailty as they age, according to research published January 10 in The Journals of Gerontology. The researchers say the association is independent of the link between waning olfaction and a greater risk for dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. Although everyone will…

Weight loss and willpower

What does it take to make meaningful, lasting lifestyle changes? Some may argue it takes a fair amount of willpower to develop new habits, but a person can’t rely on willpower alone. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Dr. Donald Hensrud, a Mayo Clinic physician specializing in nutrition and editor of…