131 Results From "parkinson's disease"

A controversial study has found that living within two miles of a golf course may greatly increase odds of developing Parkinson's disease.
Studies

Study: Living Near a Golf Course Could Lead to a Terrible Chronic Illness

By Victor Tangermann

Brett Favre, ex-Green Bay Packers quarterback, said he has the brain disorder Parkinson's disease, likely caused by countless concussions.
Neuroscience and Brain

Brett Favre Says He Has Parkinson’s, Likely From Countless Concussions

By Sharon Adarlo

Jim Fagan's iconic voice defined NBA promos throughout the 1990s and early 2000s — and now, NBC is bringing that voice back from the dead.
Artificial Intelligence

NBC Using AI to Bring Beloved NBA Narrator Jim Fagan Back From the Grave

By Noor Al-Sibai

The White House revealed in a letter yesterday that a Parkinson's disease specialist visited President Joe Biden repeatedly.
Neuroscience and Brain

White House Admits Parkinson’s Specialist Repeatedly Evaluated President Biden

By Sharon Adarlo

People who struggle with concentration can, according to some doctors, have a nicotine patch or piece of gum as a treat.
Health & Medicine

Doctors Say You Can Go Ahead and Slap a Nicotine Patch on for Some Extra Focus

By Noor Al-Sibai

The neuroscience startup owned by Valve cofounder Gabe Newell is set to unveil its first brain chip this year.
Neuroscience and Brain

Gabe Newell’s New Company Is Getting Ready to Put Chips in Your Brain

By Frank Landymore

Researchers found that accelerating the brain's waste removal system could have tremendous implications for our memory.
Neuroscience and Brain

New “Brain Cleaning” Technique Improves Memory in Aging Mice

By Victor Tangermann

In a ginormous new study, researchers have begun mapping the manifold health benefits of drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy beyond weight loss. 
Health & Medicine

Huge Study Finds Constellation of Health Benefits for Ozempic Beyond Weight Loss

By Noor Al-Sibai

Medical practitioners are finding that new obesity drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound are causing other chronic diseases to go away.
Developments

Doctors Surprised When Patients Who Start Semaglutide Are Frequently Cured of Other Conditions

By Victor Tangermann

A team of scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison claim to have 3D-printed functional human brain tissue for the first time.
Neuroscience and Brain

Scientists 3D Print Functional Human Brain Tissue

By Victor Tangermann

A team of scientists took a bunch of alcoholic macaque monkeys and then successfully weaned them off alcohol after a round of gene therapy.
Gene Editing

New Gene Therapy Dramatically Reduces Booze Consumption in Alcoholic Monkeys

By Sharon Adarlo

researchers claim in a study published last month in Cells Report Physical Sciences that they've developed a way to charge the implants solely through breathing movements — potentially making them completely self-sufficient.
Neuroscience and Brain

Scientists Build Brain Implant Powered Completely by User’s Breathing

By Frank Landymore

There's a growing body of evidence that the chemical TCE, banned in several countries but common in the US, is causing a huge wave of Parkinson's Disease.
Developments

A Common Chemical Is Causing a Huge Wave of Parkinson’s Disease, Doctor Warns

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists discovered that a protein called sonic hedgehog seems to play a huge role in Parkinson's, potentially revealing new treatment opportunities.
Brain

Brain Protein Named After Sonic the Hedgehog May Be Key to Treating Parkinson’s

By Dan Robitzski

Patients who stopped taking GLP-1 weight-loss medications regained weight four times as fast as those using alternative methods.
Treatments

People Who Go Off GLP-1s Are Experiencing a Sudden and Terrible Hunger

By Victor Tangermann

Eli Lilly, the maker of Zepbound, is hoping that new studies into off-label treatments will help get the drugs covered by insurance.
RX and Medicine

Drug Companies Have a Sneaky Idea to Get Insurance to Pay for Drugs Like Zepbound

By Noor Al-Sibai

A massive study identified a long list of medical conditions that appear to be linked to cases of adult ADHD, and experts say it may help reshape treatment.
Studies

Adult ADHD Is Linked to a Ton of Serious Diseases

By Dan Robitzski

Synchron CEO and founder Thomas Oxley explains how his neural implant startup beat Neuralink in the race to achieve FDA approval.
Neuroscience and Brain

How a Small Neurotech Startup Beat Elon Musk’s Neuralink to Human Studies

By Dan Robitzski

About a third of surveyed former NFL players in a new study think they have CTE, which stands for chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
Neuroscience and Brain

One Out of Three Former NFL Players Think They Have CTE, the Traumatic Brain Disease Linked to Murders and Suicides

By Sharon Adarlo

A California-based biotech company says it has successfully implanted lab-made neurons in Parkinson's patients' brains to stimulate dopamine.
Brain

Biotech Company Says It’s Implanted Dopamine-Making Cells in Patients’ Brains

By Noor Al-Sibai

Latest

AI Is Slitting the Throat of the Journalism Industry

AI Is Slitting the Throat of the Journalism Industry

By Victor Tangermann

Despite broadcasting a barrage of lies with its faulty AI summaries feature, Apple has yet to meaningfully address the problem.

Apple’s AI Is Constantly Butchering Huge News Stories Sent to Millions of Users

By Victor Tangermann

Tech startup Channel 1 released a 20 minute demo of its news channel presented by uncanny AI news anchors.

Channel 1 Says It’ll Use AI-Generated News Anchors

By Frank Landymore

Readers Want Publications to Label AI-Generated Content

Readers Want Publications to Label AI-Generated Content

By Sharon Adarlo