New research shows that semaglutide, the compound in the weight-loss drug Wegovy, could treat an increasingly common liver disease. The study, published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine, included 800 adults with a severe form of liver disease known as metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis, or MASH. People develop MASHContinue Reading
The happiness curve is collapsing. For decades, research showed that the way people experienced happiness across their lifetimes looked like a U-shaped curve. Happiness tended to be high when they were young, then dipped in midlife, only to rise again as they grew old. But recent surveys suggest that youngContinue Reading
Your hips are your body’s powerhouse. You rely on them to jump, run, pick up bags of groceries and get in and out of your car. But if your hips or their surrounding muscles are tight or weak, other parts of your body — from your ankles to your lowerContinue Reading
The Latest The news made for an alarming headline this week: Research showed that common chemicals in plastics were associated with 350,000 heart disease deaths across the world in 2018. The statistic came from a study published Monday in the journal eBioMedicine. The authors, a group of researchers at NewContinue Reading
A survey of older Americans found that 79% would want to know if they were in the early stages of Alzheimer’s, and 92% said that if diagnosed, they would probably or definitely want to take a drug that could slow down the progression. The results may indicate a recent shiftContinue Reading
Environmental Health Perspectives, widely considered the premier environmental health journal, has announced that it would pause acceptance of new studies for publication, as federal cuts have left its future uncertain. For more than 50 years, the journal has received funding from the National Institutes of Health to review studies onContinue Reading
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. advised parents of newborns to “do your own research” before vaccinating their infants during a televised interview in which he also suggested the measles shot was unsafe and repeatedly made false statements that cast doubt on the benefits of vaccination and the independence ofContinue Reading
Q: I hear a persistent ringing in my ears that drives me nuts and makes it hard for me to sleep. How can I make it go away? Tinnitus is the experience of hearing phantom noises, typically in the form of ringing, buzzing or roaring sounds. It is a commonContinue Reading
Does your father regularly overuse emojis or insist on signing his texts with his first and last name? Or perhaps he has a knack for sending you poignant life advice, accompanied by the perfect gif, in those moments when you need it most. With Father’s Day around the corner, we’reContinue Reading
Coty Raven Morris conducts the combined Rose and Thorn Choirs singing an African piece called “Modimo” at the From the Dust concert performed at First Congregational Church in Portland in November, 2023. Chad Lanning for Portland State University Chad Lanning for Portland State University As a young child in NewContinue Reading
