Medications

A drug for extreme hunger offers clues to obesity's complexity

Ali Foley Shenk still remembers the panic when her 10-year-old son, Dean, finished a 20-ounce box of raisins in the seconds the cupboard was left unlocked. They rushed to the emergency room, fearing a dangerous bowel impaction.

Alzheimer's disease & dementia

Could a busier social life be a very early sign of Alzheimer's?

Many experts believe that social isolation is a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease. But a new study, led by UC San Francisco and Boston University, examined the social habits and genetic data of half a million Britons whose ...

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