Copycat nutrient leaves pancreatic tumors starving, may inform cancer treatment(medicalxpress.com)

103 points by wglb 3 years ago | 12 comments

Curing brain tumors: blocking functions in cells with a docked molecule(medicalxpress.com)

89 points by wglb 3 years ago | 20 comments

Clinical trial: novel nutritional formula treats gut microbial overgrowth(medicalxpress.com)

52 points by wglb 1 year ago | 21 comments

8hour time-restricted eating linked to a 91% higher risk of cardiovascular death(medicalxpress.com)

6 points by XzetaU8 2 years ago | 2 comments

Mother's gut microbiome during pregnancy shapes baby's brain development(medicalxpress.com)

75 points by rbanffy 2 years ago | 16 comments

Brain overgrowth dictates autism severity, new research suggests(medicalxpress.com)

225 points by jdmark 2 years ago | 283 comments

Ozempic is changing the foods Americans buy(news.cornell.edu)

411 points by giuliomagnifico 9 months ago | 748 comments

Cornell Chronicle article on research finding that GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy are associated with reductions in Americans' grocery and food purchases.

FDA may allow some toxic chemicals to be added to food without safety review(theguardian.com)

118 points by NewJazz 16 days ago | 59 comments

Guardian analysis on an FDA proposal to expand a loophole letting some toxic, non-carcinogenic chemicals be added to food without safety review.

GLP-1 may slow biological aging(universityofcalifornia.edu)

136 points by dzink 9 days ago | 121 comments

University of California news article reporting a UC San Diego study suggesting a popular GLP-1 weight loss drug may slow biological aging.

Weight-loss drug found to shrink muscle in mice, human cells(ualberta.ca)

322 points by Eumenes 1 year ago | 361 comments

University of Alberta Folio article on research finding a weight-loss drug shrinks heart muscle in mice and human cells.

MIT Study Finds AI Use Reprograms the Brain, Leading to Cognitive Decline(publichealthpolicyjournal.com)

438 points by cainxinth 1 year ago | 432 comments

Article reporting on an MIT study claiming that using AI tools like ChatGPT alters brain activity and leads to cognitive decline.

LLMs use a surprisingly simple mechanism to retrieve some stored knowledge(news.mit.edu)

336 points by CharlesW 2 years ago | 121 comments

MIT News article on research showing LLMs often retrieve stored facts via simple linear functions, and a technique to probe what a model knows about subjects.