How does LEQEMBI battle Alzheimer's?
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The FDA approved LEQEMBI for battling Alzheimer's disease. How Goizueta Alzheimer's Disease Research Center at Emory University played a role in its development.

Need a 'digital detox?' A licensed therapist gives tips on taking a break from your phone

Does the idea of be apart from your phone for more than a few minutes make you uneasy? Therapist Jody Baumstein says it might be time to take a break from social media.

How to stop doomscrolling, take back your life
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If the idea of losing your phone or leaving it at home stresses you out, it may be time to consider taking a digital detox.

New blood test could screen for Alzheimer's before onset of symptoms

A blood test could soon be used to identify a type of protein that is linked to Alzheimer's disease before symptoms arise with 97% accuracy, a new study shows. 

National Kidney Registry's personalized website sharing stories of those in search of live donors

Jennyl Thomas, 51, of Fayetteville, Georgia, needs a kidney transplant. She's hope a personalized website program launched by the National Kidney Registry will help get her story out, so she can find a living donor.

Woman creates website to find living donor
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Georgians who need a kidney transplant may wait years for a deceased donor kidney. A Fayette County woman created a personalized website to try and find a living donor.

Georgia woman creates website to find donor
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Georgians who need a kidney transplant may wait years for a deceased donor kidney. A Fayette County woman created a personalized website to try and find a living donor.

Health officials concerned over bat infestation in UGA dorm

Georgia health officials are asking anyone who lived in or visited the UGA dorm since December to take part in a survey to see if they were exposed to potentially rabid bats.

What is tianeptine? Lawmakers sound the alarm on 'gas station heroin'

Sold at gas stations across the country under names like “ZaZa Red” and “Neptune’s Elixir,” tianeptine use can lead to serious health complications and even death, officials say.

WHO director calls for world pandemic treaty to prepare for Disease X

Disease X is a hypothetical "placeholder" virus that has not yet been formed, but scientists say it could be 20 times deadlier than COVID-19.

What you should order at McDonald's, according to nutritionists

By ordering carefully from the menu and not making the fast food chain a regular part of your routine, you can opt for better-for-you alternatives.

Smoking may cause your brain to shrink, according to new research

Researchers studied scans of about 30,000 volunteers who underwent brain imaging as part of the giant health database UK Biobank. They compared brain scans of smokers and non-smokers in the same age group, The team found smoking is prematurely aging the brain.

Smoking causes brain shrinkage, study shows
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Smokers will want to take note of a new study which shows cigarettes can actually shirk the brain. How the recent eye-opening research shows the effects are similar to the damage Alzheimer?s disease can cause.