Weightlifting beats running for blood sugar control, researchers find (2025)(news.vt.edu)

112 points by sublinear 3 months ago | 62 comments

Scientists find ways to boost memory in aging brains(news.vt.edu)

148 points by stevenjgarner 11 months ago | 42 comments

More than sixty percent of the United States is experiencing drought conditions(news.vt.edu)

207 points by littlexsparkee 5 months ago | 76 comments

FDA clears blood test to aid evaluation for Alzheimer's disease(medicine.washu.edu)

177 points by dabinat 2 months ago | 90 comments

AI may be making us think and write more alike(dornsife.usc.edu)

190 points by giuliomagnifico 6 months ago | 186 comments

Scientists Develop Artificial Leaf, Uses Sunlight to Produce Valuable Chemicals(newscenter.lbl.gov)

275 points by gnabgib 1 year ago | 112 comments

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.

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.

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.

Human brains are preconfigured with instructions for understanding the world(news.ucsc.edu)

414 points by XzetaU8 11 months ago | 284 comments

UC Santa Cruz news article reporting research suggesting early developing human brains are preconfigured with instructions for understanding the world.

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.

Enhancing gut-brain communication reversed cognitive decline in aging mice(med.stanford.edu)

368 points by mustaphah 7 months ago | 176 comments

Stanford Medicine news article reporting that enhancing gut-brain communication reversed cognitive decline in aging mice.