Health

Pricey blockbuster GLP-1s are costing users — and most of the rest of us, too

Health insurers are passing along cost for coverage in form of higher rates across the board, policy researcher says
Drinking 2-3 cups of coffee a day tied to lower dementia risk

Caffeinated tea also found to slow cognitive decline in study
New AI tool predicts brain age, dementia risk, cancer survival

Unlike other AI models, BrainIAC needs limited data to ID key neurological health indicators
It’s time to get more comfortable with talking about dying

Palliative care physicians offer advice for end-of-life conversations between patients, loved ones
Turns out inherited eye diseases aren’t a sure thing

Study finds only fraction of those with mutated gene develop malady — a finding that could lead to better treatments (and could apply to other such illnesses)
How smoking divides America

Mapping the midlife effects of a lethal habit

Aging Brains Lose Less Than Thought

It’s considered a dreaded inevitability of growing old—you lose thousands of brain cells every day. This idea has been a centerpiece of scientific dogma and popular lore for 40 years.…

October 3, 1996