Molecule May Heal DNA Lesions Linked With Alzheimer’s Disease & Cognitive Decline

Article courtesy of Joseph Maroon, MD, FACS

Obtaining a good night’s sleep is a vital daily routine that many people just don’t do.  Whether it is due to work, child care, a noisy environment, or something else, unfortunately few Americans make sleep a priority. Additionally, even if people try to sleep more, according to a report from the CDC, about 30% of adults in America still have trouble sleeping most nights. Additionally, 68%, or about 164 million Americans, struggle with sleep at least once a week.

There is a recent trend to make cities more sustainable and livable by civic leaders and urban planners by investing into outdoor spaces and recreational activities such as walking and biking. Now research has identified the benefit of an activity that largely gets overlooked: home gardening. 

Metabolites in blood have been identified by scientists that can accurately predict whether a woman will develop type 2 diabetes after experiencing a transient form of illness during pregnancy. The study published in the journal Plos Medicine may lead to testing that could help physicians identify those at greatest risk and potentially avert the disease through interventions including diet and exercise.

A Bangladeshi medical team is claiming that their research on the combination of two widely used and common drugs has yielded positive results in clearing COVID-19 patients with acute symptoms of the disease.