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Lower arsenic in drinking water reduces death risk, even after years of chronic exposure
Columbia University's Mailman School of Public HealthPeer-Reviewed Publication
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- JAMA
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- NIH/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Lowering arsenic levels in groundwater decreases death rates from chronic disease
NYU Langone Health / NYU Grossman School of MedicinePeer-Reviewed Publication
Reducing amounts of arsenic in drinking water can lower long-term deaths from cardiovascular disease and cancer, a new study shows.
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- JAMA
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- NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Institutes of Health
New study identifies part of brain animals use to make inferences
New York UniversityPeer-Reviewed Publication
A team of NYU researchers identified a particular part of the brain that serves as an “inference engine.” The region, the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC), allows animals to update their understanding of their surroundings based on changing circumstances.
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- Neuron
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- NIH/National Institutes of Health, U.S. National Science Foundation, DOE/US Department of Energy
Tirzepatide may only temporarily suppress brain activity involved in “food noise”
University of Pennsylvania School of MedicinePeer-Reviewed Publication
A rare glimpse into the brain activity of a patient with obesity and loss of control eating on tirzepatide, marketed as Mounjaro and Zepbound, revealed that the medication suppresses signaling in the brain’s “reward center” thought to be involved in food noise – but only temporarily.
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- Nature Medicine
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- NIH/National Institutes of Health