2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (408+ words) Elderly survivors of a devastating Hong Kong apartment fire are turning to robotic exoskeleton legs to climb back into their homes and recover belongings months after the disaster. The blaze, which tore through Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po in…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (127+ words) The guidelines have been published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Earlier Action, More Personalised Care One of the most consequential shifts in the updated recommendations is the push to begin cholesterol monitoring earlier in life, particularly…...

18+ hour, 55+ min ago  (299+ words) U. S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order aimed at accelerating access to psychedelic-based treatments, directing regulators to speed up research and approval processes for drugs such as ibogaine. The order instructs the U. S. Food and Drug Administration to fast-track the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (850+ words) Heavy social media use may be quietly eroding attention, memory, and focus at a rate comparable to a decade of cognitive aging, but new research suggests that stepping away for just two weeks can significantly reverse that decline, offering a…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago  (756+ words) Older adults aged 60 and above are now the fastest-growing group of cannabis users in the United States, and the acceleration is striking. Adults aged 65 and older reported a 45% increase in past-month marijuana use between 2021 and 2023 alone. Many are turning to…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (806+ words) For decades, male pattern baldness carried a sense of inevitability. That assumption is eroding as finasteride, a prescription drug that slows hair loss, gains widespread use among younger men. The change has been gradual, then sudden. Prescriptions for finasteride in…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (193+ words) South Korea is buying AI dolls for its elderly citizens. The government is footing the bill. And other countries are starting to take notice. That clinical function is a big part of why South Korea can classify the program under…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (503+ words) Eli Lilly's Foundayo joins Trump Rx as the White House strikes deals with drugmakers to cut GLP-1 weight loss drug prices to $245-$350 monthly. Eli Lilly's once-daily weight loss pill Foundayo received U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval in early April…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (819+ words) Studies show remote work increases loneliness, impacting mental health, productivity and global economic output. The Silent Crisis at Home: How Remote Work Loneliness is Eroding Mental Health Research links frequent remote work to higher isolation, lower engagement and rising workplace…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (525+ words) New York lifted parts of its Hudson River fish advisory after PCB levels declined, allowing limited consumption for the first time in decades. You Can Eat Fish Caught in Hudson River First Time in 50 Years, Advisory Changed Cleanup Of GE…...