Rebecca Myers

Several recent studies show that increasing nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) at the cellular level may provide neuroprotective (protection of nerve cells in the brain against damage) effects in healthy aging and neurodegenerative diseases. Nicotinamide riboside (NR) is a precursor to NAD+, meaning that NR comes first and, through a chemical process in the body, becomes NAD+.

Simply put, biohacking makes changes to your body to improve performance, health, and well-being. Biohacking is do-it-yourself (DIY) biology. Learning about and applying body enhancements may improve quality of life and delay aging. There are varying degrees and types of biohacking, from simple changes to make on your own, including supplements, diet changes, and even implantable devices.
Key takeaways:
Biohacking is changing your body to improve performance, health, and well-being.

Angiogenesis is the new growth of blood vessels from existing arteries, veins, and capillaries (vasculature). These new blood vessels supply oxygen through the blood to the oxygen-starved areas of the body. Current research into how angiogenesis can be controlled has the potential to impact cancers, heart disease, wounds, and many other diseases, including Parkinson’s disease (PD).

Congress passed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990 to make public places more accessible to all people with disabilities. In the USA, about 8 million disabled people over age five need help with daily self-care. In the ensuing years, there have been additions to accessibility, including wheelchair-accessible public restrooms and baby changing stations. However, one issue has been overlooked until recently — public changing spaces with adult-size tables for people with disabilities.

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease that destroys dopamine-producing nerve cells (neurons) in an area of the brain called the substantia nigra in the brain stem. Specific symptoms may be early signs of PD.
There are certain early signs of Parkinson's disease that, in combination, can signal PD and need to be evaluated by a healthcare provider.
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Long COVID affects between 7.7 to 23 million Americans. Long COVID refers to symptoms that last four weeks or more beyond a COVID infection. We now know that long COVID can affect people for weeks, months, or years. The Journal of Medical Virology recently published a study from the University of Leeds that produced “exciting” findings regarding long COVID.
Participating long COVID patients experienced a reduction in their symptoms and increased physical activity levels.

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease that affects dopaminergic (dopamine-producing) neurons (nerve cells) in the area of the brain called the substantia nigra. The cause of PD is currently unknown. One area of ongoing PD research is to identify the molecular mechanisms of PD to help diagnose PD sooner and provide paths to a new treatment. Earlier PD diagnosis will allow for earlier treatment to slow the disease progression.
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative di...

A new study from the University of Michigan shows that grip strength is related to biological age. Biological age represents the actual aging process of a body, which accounts for higher risks of disease and early death in individuals with the same chronological age.

Two programs may trigger a reduction in Medicare payments to a hospital-based on performance goals. The Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) Reduction Program rates performance in five monitored hospital-acquired conditions. The Hospital Readmission Reduction Program (HRRP) rates performance in six monitored 30-day readmission rates.

Sickle cell Disease (SCD), also called sickle cell anemia, is an inherited red blood cell disorder in which the hemoglobin is abnormally shaped. Hemoglobin is the protein in red blood cells that carries and delivers oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body. Normal red blood cells are round and pass easily through blood vessels.
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is caused by an abnormal, inherited gene that causes the hemoglobin in red blood cells to be sickle-shaped, stiff, and sticky.

A study published in July 2022 in Neurology, a journal from the American Academy of Neurology, suggests that eating whole foods might decrease dementia risk. The research was done on 72,083 adults over age 55 with no dementia at baseline in the UK Biobank.
"Our research not only found that ultra-processed foods are associated with an increased risk of dementia, but it also found replacing them with healthy options may decrease dementia risk."
The authors investigated the association between u...

Gastric Antral Vascular Ectasia (GAVE), also known as watermelon stomach, is a rare cause of bleeding from the stomach lining.