Neuronal master switch reshapes brain activity during learning
Memories and learning processes are based on changes in the brain’s neuronal connections and, as a result, in signal transmission between neurons.
How GLP‑1 Agonists Are Shaping the Future of Obesity Treatment With Dr Bryony Henderson
GLP-1 agonists are pivotal in obesity care, promoting weight loss and addressing related health issues, with a focus on personalized, holistic treatment.
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An Arm and a Leg: A Few More Good Things From 2025
An Arm and a Leg host Dan Weissmann breaks down how two states passed laws aimed at protecting people from things like medical debt, insurance
Is Israel’s government waging war on Al Jazeera and the media?
Critics say Israel’s media laws aim to silence dissenting voices, undermining democracy and free speech.
After Outpatient Cosmetic Surgery, They Wound Up in the Hospital or Alone at a Recovery House
Lisa Farris worried that a nasty infection from recent liposuction and a tummy tuck was rapidly getting worse. So she phoned the cosmetic surgery center
UK police drop probe into Bob Vylan’s chants about Israeli military
Police say there is ‘insufficient evidence’ to bring charges after investigating comments made at Glastonbury festival.
Medical Bills Can Be Vexing and Perplexing. Here’s This Year’s Best Advice for Patients.
A Texas boy’s second dose of the MMRV vaccine cost over $1,400. A Pennsylvania woman’s long-acting birth control cost more than $14,000. Treatment for a
Jackson scores two goals as Senegal defeat Botswana at AFCON
Two goals in 18 minutes from forward Nicolas Jackson set the tone for Senegal’s Group D win over Botswana at AFCON 2025.
Actor-comedian Russell Brand charged with two more sex offences, according to U.K. police
New charges against British comedian and actor Russell Brand follow five initial ones made in April involving four women.
Fear, death and hope in a city under the shadows of a Mexican cartel war
Fear and violence permeate Culiacán, Sinaloa, and its surrounding area in northwestern Mexico. The sun-seared state capital, with a population of a little more than
Unpacking claim Trump’s name was redacted by DOJ from Epstein document after release
There was no proof the DOJ redacted the document after posting it. In fact, there was a copy of it on the DOJ website that
Rumor that city in Sweden trained crows to pick up cigarette butts is for the birds
A startup company presented a pilot project in 2022 in Södertälje, Sweden, but the municipality did not proceed with the work.