At some point or another, you’ll have worked out your BMI. Body mass index, calculated by dividing your weight in kilograms by your height in metres squared, is the formula used to diagnose obesity, and by clinicians and researchers to predict a person’s risk of all manner of health conditions, from anorexia to diabetes and… Read More »
We mustn’t let the pain and shock we felt when we learned about the disastrous state of our care homes slip from the public memory, nor from the minds of politicians. It has taken the Covid-19 pandemic to reveal how the care sector has been neglected, underfunded and allowed to decay for years. Many staff… Read More »
While we have been talking about using brexanolone, marketed by Sage Therapeutics as Zulresso, for the treatment of postpartum depression, an oral version of this novel antidepressant – SAGE 217 or zuranolone – has been finishing up its Phase 3 trials. Like brexanolone, SAGE-217 is a neurosteroid, an analogue of allopregnanolone which is a positive… Read More »
Measles has a devastating impact on the body’s immune system that could make it harder to fight infections for years, a pair of studies show. The virus can cause “immune amnesia” – meaning the body forgets how to fight bugs it once knew how to beat. Measles also resets the immune system to a “baby-like”… Read More »
You can hardly watch TV without seeing a commercial for Prevagen a memory supplement made from jelly fish. According to the manufacturer Prevagen has been “clinically proven” to improve memory. This claim has been contested by the Federal Trade Commission for being false and unsubstantiated. In spite of this the advertising continues. What… Read More »