Millions take omega-3 fish oil for brain health but a new study found no benefit

Fish oil supplements successfully delivered omega-3s to the brain, but a two-year study found no meaningful benefits for memory, cognition, or Alzheimer’s-related brain changes. The results challenge the idea that fish oil pills can help prevent Alzheimer’s and shift attention toward overall diet and lifestyle instead.


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Scientists finally crack an “undruggable” pancreatic cancer target and nearly double survival

For decades, pancreatic cancer has been one of the most lethal cancers, with few effective treatment options. A new drug, daraxonrasib, targets the KRAS mutation that fuels most pancreatic tumors—something many scientists once thought couldn't be done. In a major clinical trial, the treatment nearly doubled survival for patients with advanced disease and reduced the risk of death by 60%.


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Once Close Friends Often Drift Away after Dementia Diagnosis

Dear Carol: My 67-year-old mother struggles to care for her 75-year-old husband with Alzheimer’s.  In many ways, things are going pretty well,...


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Nicholas Rossi Finally Extradited From Earth

It took a lot longer to get him out of Scotland.


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Beet juice lowers blood pressure in older adults in just 2 weeks

Drinking nitrate-rich beetroot juice may do more than support heart health — it could actually reshape the bacteria living in the mouth in ways that help lower blood pressure in older adults. In the largest study of its kind, researchers found that older people who drank concentrated beetroot juice twice daily for two weeks experienced noticeable blood pressure reductions, while younger adults did not.


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