Cycling. Health. Covid. Diet.

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Mary Had Schizophrenia—Then Suddenly She Didn’t
""Christine searched for medical papers that might explain her mother’s recovery and allow Angie to believe in it. She read about each of the medications that her mother had taken and concluded that the key drug may have been rituximab, the immunosuppressant. “I have a new working theory,” she texted Angie, in May, 2024. “Theoretically her chemo could have incidentally cured” her.""

Mary Had Schizophrenia—Then Suddenly She Didn’t

Some psychiatric patients may actually have treatable autoimmune conditions. But what happens to the newly sane?

www.newyorker.com

 

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Signs of Autism Could Be Encoded in The Way You Walk

Signs of Autism Could Be Encoded in The Way You Walk

Autism is a neurodevelopmental condition that affects how people's brains develop and function, impacting behaviour, communication and socialising.

www.sciencealert.com

 

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Imidazole propionate is a driver and therapeutic target in atherosclerosis

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09263-w

 

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Increased sedentary behavior is associated with neurodegeneration and worse cognition in older adults over a 7-year period despite high levels of physical activity

https://alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/alz.70157

 

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Aging Clock Unveils Compounds That Rejuvenate Brain Cells

Aging Clock Unveils Compounds That Rejuvenate Brain Cells - Neuroscience News

Scientists developed a computational “aging clock” that measures the biological age of brain cells and identifies compounds with rejuvenating potential.

neurosciencenews.com

 

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Allergies seem nearly impossible to avoid — unless you’re Amish

Allergies seem nearly impossible to avoid — unless you’re Amish - The Boston Globe

The "farm effect" may be the reason allergies are relatively uncommon among the Amish, who see more exposure to farm animals or barns as young children.

www.bostonglobe.com

 

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Imidazole propionate is a driver and therapeutic target in atherosclerosis

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09263-w

Revolution in medicine: A molecule produced by gut bacteria causes atherosclerosis, responsible for millions of deaths
The discovery, made thanks to an experiment involving hundreds of bank employees in Spain, opens the door to new treatments beyond reducing cholesterol
"The new study shows that blood levels of imidazole propionate are lower in people with diets rich in vegetables, fruits, whole grains, fish, tea, and low-fat dairy products."

Revolution in medicine: A molecule produced by gut bacteria causes atherosclerosis, responsible for millions of deaths

The discovery, made thanks to an experiment involving hundreds of bank employees in Spain, opens the door to new treatments beyond reducing cholesterol

english.elpais.com

 

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You can't outrun a bad diet. Food — not lack of exercise — fuels obesity, study finds
""For decades we've been telling Americans that you're lazy, it's your fault, you're not moving enough, you're eating too much," Mozaffarian says. "And I think what this study shows is that there's really complicated biology happening and that our food is driving this.""

https://www.npr.org/2025/07/24/nx-s1-5477662/diet-exercise-obesity-nutrition

 

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The average Apple Watch user gets 49 minutes of deep sleep per night

The average Apple Watch user gets 49 minutes of deep sleep per night

How to interpret sleep stages data from your Apple Watch

www.empirical.health