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Berry Pills and Memory: Why Anthocyanins Didn't Help Healthy Older Adults
A 24-week clinical trial of anthocyanin supplements and high-anthocyanin diets showed no cognitive benefits in healthy older adults, suggesting these compounds may only help those with existing impairment.
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Pressurized Oxygen Chambers Are Being Tested as a New Fibromyalgia Treatment — Here's What the HOTFy Trial Is Investigating
The HOTFy trial is testing whether hyperbaric oxygen therapy — breathing pure oxygen inside a pressurized chamber — can reduce widespread pain, fatigue, and sleep problems in people with fibromyalgia by targeting inflammation and nerve function in the brain.
When Kidneys Fail, the Whole Body Follows: The Triple Burden of Frailty in Chronic Kidney Disease
New research reframes frailty in chronic kidney disease not as a side effect, but as a systemic collapse driven by disrupted communication between muscles, bones, and the brain — a triple burden that demands a fundamentally different treatment approach.
A Genetic 'Dimmer Switch' in Spinal Discs May Hold Clues to Chronic Back Pain
New research points to a long non-coding RNA called PRKG1-AS1 as a key molecular player in lumbar disc degeneration — the spinal condition behind much of the world's chronic low back pain.
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