Can external counterpulsation help early Alzheimer disease?

• by Kathryn Wighton

• September 11, 2026

Metabolic Health Tied to Dementia

In two population-based cohorts, metabolically unhealthy status generally showed higher dementia risk estimates, while metabolically healthy obesity was not associated with increased risk in primary analyses.

• by Andrea Surnit

• June 29, 2026

• 6 min

GLP-1 Drugs Tied to Lower Addiction Risk

In a target-trial emulation of more than 600,000 veterans, GLP-1 RA initiators saw fewer new substance use disorders—and patients with existing SUDs had fewer overdoses, hospitalizations, and deaths.

• by Kathryn Wighton

• May 27, 2026

• 5 min

Language Processing Persists Under Anesthesia

Intraoperative recordings suggested preserved processing of speech and auditory context during unconsciousness.

• by Kerri Miller

• May 12, 2026

• 5 min