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Healthy habits can make your brain age more slowly, study finds
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Healthy habits can make your brain age more slowly, study finds
Quality sleep, avoiding tobacco, social support and other healthy habits are linked to slower brain aging.
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November 16, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Brain scans reveal that mindfulness meditation for pain is not a placebo
Mindfulness meditation engages separate neural pathways from the well-documented “placebo effect”

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Brain scans reveal that mindfulness meditation for pain is not a placebo
Brain scans reveal that mindfulness meditation engages different neural pathways compared to placebo, demonstrating that pain relief from mindfulness meditation is not the result of the placebo effect...
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November 15, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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Study finds adults who consumed more ultra-processed foods had higher rates of precursors of early-onset colorectal cancer
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Study finds adults who consumed more ultra-processed foods had higher rates of precursors of early-onset colorectal cancer
Colorectal cancer used to be associated with old age, but diagnoses have become increasingly common in adults aged 50 or younger particularly in high-income countries like the United States. The reaso...
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November 14, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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Vegan diet can halve your carbon footprint, study shows A vegan diet cuts carbon emissions by 46% and land use by 33%, while delivering nearly all essential nutrients
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Vegan diet can halve your carbon footprint, study shows
Researchers from University of Granada and the Spanish National Research Council designed four ideal weekly menus with an equal energy value and following international recommendations for the daily i...
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November 13, 2025 at 7:49 AM
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New poll: most Americans would try a plant-based diet to fight diabetes
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New poll: most Americans would try a plant-based diet to fight diabetes
November is National Diabetes Month, and a new Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine/Morning Consult poll finds that most Americans, 65%, would consider adopting a low-fat, plant-based diet to...
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November 12, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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A sit-stand ratio ‘sweet spot’ may boost office productivity
A simple routine of 30 minutes sitting followed by 15 minutes of standing can improve lower back pain, improve focus and reduce stress for employees in sedentary work environments.

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A sit-stand ratio ‘sweet spot’ may boost office productivity
New research found a simple routine of 30 minutes sitting followed by 15 minutes of standing can improve lower back pain, improve focus, reduce stress and encourage regular movement patterns for emplo...
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November 12, 2025 at 7:50 AM
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Dreaming of fewer running injuries? Start with better sleep
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Dreaming of fewer running injuries? Start with better sleep
Recreational runners who do not get enough sleep - either quality or duration - are nearly twice as likely to sustain an injury, according to new research from the Netherlands.
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November 11, 2025 at 6:53 AM
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Medical, recreational cannabis dispensaries lead to reduced opioid prescriptions
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Medical, recreational cannabis dispensaries lead to reduced opioid prescriptions
Cannabis may be a pain-management substitute for people experiencing chronic or acute pain from conditions like cancer, according to new research from the University of Georgia.
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November 11, 2025 at 6:50 AM
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Can mindfulness combat anxiety?

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Can mindfulness combat anxiety?
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis explore potential for mindfulness techniques to calm anxiety.
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November 10, 2025 at 7:31 AM
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How choirs help combat loneliness! Worth a few minutes of your time
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A community of choirs
Western countries seeking to combat the modern ills of loneliness, social fragmentation and political polarisation can learn from their Scandinavian ally's remarkable choral tradition.
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November 9, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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Research hints at the potential of pain relief with CBD
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Research hints at the potential of pain relief with CBD
Researchers at the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience at the University of Rochester effectively deliver CBD to the brains of mice for neuropathic pain relief with no adverse side effects.
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November 8, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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Developing a new multiple sclerosis treatment
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Developing a new multiple sclerosis treatment
UIC researchers have developed a new way to deliver anti-inflammatory drugs to the central nervous system. Their method, which deploys immune-regulating cells wearing anti-inflammatory “nanopack...
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November 8, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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Meditation retreat rapidly reprograms body and mind
A one-week mind-body retreat triggered systematic brain and molecular changes linked to resilience, pain relief and stress recovery
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Meditation retreat rapidly reprograms body and mind
UC San Diego researchers find that a weeklong mind-body retreat led to rapid changes in brain function and blood biology, boosting resilience, pain relief, and stress recovery—showing how medita...
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November 7, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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Multiple Sclerosis - Scientists map how the brain develops – and how it resolves inflammation
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Scientists map how the brain develops – and how it resolves inflammation
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Yale University have created a multidimensional, molecular map of how the mouse brain develops after birth and how it reacts to inflammation. The study, which ...
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November 7, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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Insect protein added to pasteurized dairy products and brownies as part of a more sustainable diet
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Insect protein added to pasteurized dairy products and brownies as part of a more sustainable diet
The results suggest that it is a very promising way to increase the acceptability of this alternative source of protein
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November 6, 2025 at 6:44 AM
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Nerve injuries can affect the entire immune system, study finds
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Nerve injuries can affect the entire immune system, study finds
Nerve injuries can have long-lasting effects on the immune system that appear to differ between males and females, according to preclinical research from McGill University. Nerve injuries are common ...
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November 6, 2025 at 6:41 AM
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A New B-Cell Drug for MS! Obexelimab Explained by Neurologist youtu.be/14igQ8fL2d4?...
A New B-Cell Drug for MS! Obexelimab Explained by Neurologist
YouTube video by Dr. Brandon Beaber
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November 5, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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Weightlifting outmuscles running for blood sugar control, study finds
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Weightlifting outmuscles running for blood sugar control, study finds
New preclinical research from the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC suggests that resistance training may offer greater protection against obesity and type 2 diabetes than endurance exercise...
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November 5, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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What is the most useful thing you have learnt about multiple sclerosis?
November 3, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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New study reveals the hidden burden of MS on quality of life
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New study reveals the hidden burden of MS on quality of life
A major UK-wide study led by researchers based in Liverpool has revealed the profound impact of multiple sclerosis (MS) on health-related quality of life, with findings that could reshape how services...
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November 1, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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GLP-1 drugs are effective for weight loss, but more independent studies needed
Three new Cochrane reviews find evidence that GLP-1 drugs result in clinically meaningful weight loss, but industry-funded studies raise questions.

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GLP-1 drugs effective for weight loss, but more independent studies needed
Three new Cochrane reviews find evidence that GLP-1 drugs result in clinically meaningful weight loss, but industry-funded studies raise questions. The reviews were commissioned by the World Health Or...
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October 31, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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The fact that all DMTs come with some major downside that could negatively affect your life in ways that make daily life uncomfortable (headache, nausea, itchiness, etc.) or add persistant, existential fear (Will I get malignant cancer? Will I develop PML? Will my liver fail? Will I lose my vision?)
October 30, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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What is the biggest challenge facing the multiple sclerosis community?
October 30, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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SGLT-2 diabetes drugs linked to lower risk of autoimmune diseases
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SGLT-2 diabetes drugs linked to lower risk of autoimmune diseases
Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors used to treat type 2 diabetes are associated with an 11% lower risk of autoimmune rheumatic diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis and lupus, compare...
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October 29, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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The gut–brain–immune triad in neurodegeneration: an integrated perspective #multiplesclerosis
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The gut–brain–immune triad in neurodegeneration: an integrated perspective
Neurodegenerative diseases (NDs), such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD), Parkinson’s disease (PD), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and multiple sclerosis (MS), represent a growing global h...
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October 29, 2025 at 8:52 AM