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Drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy could significantly cut dementia risk

Dozens of trials testing GLP-1 drugs like semaglutide, the medicine in Ozempic and Wegovy, against a placebo suggest that they really could protect against dementia

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Ozempic weight loss is deemed less praiseworthy than lifestyle changes

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YARUMAL, - AUGUST 18 - Alirio sits in his living room with his son Alexis, 6, snuggles in and his wife Marta. Alirio, 42, is a coffee farmer who is also a participant in the University of Antioquia study who lives near Yarumal. The study, lead by Dr. Francisco Lopera, a behavioural neurologist at Medellin's University of Antioquia, researches a local family tree with a genetic mutation that causes early-onset Alzheimer's disease. The Colombian family's genetic curse may be the world's best hope for an Alzheimer's cure. In that family tree researchers have the perfect group to study the disease and have now begin a clinical trial to see if they have a medication that might be able to delay onset. in Medellin. (Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images)

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A moving story reveals hidden human cost of drug trials

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Do Ozempic and Wegovy really cause hair loss?

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Does aspirin have potential as an anti-cancer drug?

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The 13 drugs and supplements that could slow brain ageing

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Content moderation offers little actual safety on Big Social Media

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Content moderation offers little actual safety on Big Social Media

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Lasers can help detect radioactive materials from afar

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High quality 3D rendered image, perfectly usable for topics related to big data, global networks, international flight routes or the spread of a pandemic / computer virus. Textures courtesy of NASA: https://visibleearth.nasa.gov/images/55167/earths-city-lights, https://visibleearth.nasa.gov/images/73934/topography

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How Moore's law led us to a flawed vision of the future

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DOGE eliminated the US government’s tech experts – what has been lost?

The Trump administration’s latest move to improve government efficiency has purged tech consultants that worked to improve government efficiency

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Why humanoid robots are missing the point

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The research that will help you not suck at digital communication

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Medicines made in space set to touch down in Australian outback

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Dating apps should fix their problems before saddling us with new ones

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