Hacker News with Generative AI: Health

Mitochondria transplants could cure diseases and lengthen lives (economist.com)
Organ transplants are a familiar idea. Organelle transplants, less so. Yet organelles are to cells what organs are to bodies—specialised components that divvy up the labour needed to keep the whole thing ticking over. Swapping old organelles for new in cells where the machinery has switched from ticking to tocking thus makes sense in principle. And, for one type of organelle, that principle is now being tested in practice.
Biotechnology, Health, Medicine, Science
8 points by Brajeshwar 9 hours ago | 0 comments
Study finds strongest evidence yet that shingles vaccine helps cut dementia risk (theguardian.com)
Researchers who tracked cases of dementia in Welsh adults have uncovered the strongest evidence yet that the shingles vaccination reduces the risk of developing the devastating brain disease.
Health, Science, Vaccines, Dementia
4 points by zeristor 9 hours ago | 0 comments
Mass layoffs hit workers at HHS: CDC, NIH, FDA (usatoday.com)
Mass layoffs began Tuesday at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and at the Food and Drug Administration, the first steps in a plan to cut 10,000 jobs at the Department of Health and Human Services.
Government, Health, Layoffs, Public Health
8 points by throw0101c 10 hours ago | 0 comments
Ask HN: Do You Take Protein Suppliments? Any Noticeable Benefits? (ycombinator.com)
Fitness, Nutrition, Supplements, Health
15 points by samrohn 10 hours ago | 13 comments
'One of the darkest days': NIH purges agency leadership amid mass layoffs (nature.com)
On health economist Jay Bhattacharya’s first day as head of the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), the chiefs of four of the 27 institutes and centres that make up his agency — including the country’s top infectious-diseases official — were removed from their posts.
Health, Leadership, Government, Science, Layoffs
12 points by rbanffy 11 hours ago | 0 comments
Sports supplement creatine makes no difference to muscle gains, trial finds (unsw.edu.au)
People who take the popular sports supplement creatine and lift weights do not build muscle any faster than those who do resistance training without the supplement, new research shows.
Sports Science, Health, Supplements, Fitness
160 points by geox 12 hours ago | 167 comments
Omega-6 fatty acid promotes the growth of an aggressive type of breast cancer (sciencedaily.com)
Linoleic acid, an omega-6 fatty acid found in seed oils such as soybean and safflower oil, and animal products including pork and eggs, specifically enhances the growth of the hard-to-treat "triple negative" breast cancer subtype, according to a preclinical study led by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators.
Breast Cancer, Health, Nutrition, Science, Fatty Acids
17 points by FollowingTheDao 14 hours ago | 1 comments
Neighborhood environmental exposures and incidence of ADHD (sciencedirect.com)
Emerging studies have associated low greenspace and high air pollution exposure with risk of child attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Population-based studies are limited, however, and joint effects are rarely evaluated.
Health, Science, Environment
6 points by xlii 18 hours ago | 1 comments
Lowering bad cholesterol may cut risk of dementia by 26%, study suggests (theguardian.com)
Lowering your levels of bad cholesterol could reduce the risk of dementia by 26%, a study suggests.
Health, Dementia, Cholesterol, Medical Research
6 points by mindracer 19 hours ago | 2 comments
I can smell when people have cancer (reddit.com)
Believe it or not, I can smell when someone has cancer.
Cancer, Health, Science, Human Senses
18 points by nixass 20 hours ago | 8 comments
AR Computers to Terminate Eyestrain and Myopia (eyewiki.org)
In humans, prolonged contraction of the ciliary and medial rectus muscles during close reading will result in eye strain.
Health, Vision, Technology, Artificial Intelligence
44 points by plun9 1 day ago | 25 comments
'One of the darkest days': NIH purges agency leadership amid mass layoffs (nature.com)
In shock move, four institute directors at the US biomedical agency are removed from their posts.
Science, Health, Government, Layoffs, Leadership
11 points by rntn 1 day ago | 1 comments
FTC: 23andMe buyer must honor firm's privacy promises for genetic data (arstechnica.com)
Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson said he's keeping an eye on 23andMe's bankruptcy proceeding and the company's planned sale because of privacy concerns related to genetic testing data.
Privacy, Genetics, Law, Business, Health
11 points by MBCook 1 day ago | 4 comments
Layoffs begin at US health agencies which research, track disease, regulate food (apnews.com)
Employees across the massive U.S. Health and Human Services Department began receiving notices of dismissal Tuesday in an overhaul ultimately expected to lay off up to 10,000 people.
Health, Government, Layoffs, Public Health
7 points by consumer451 1 day ago | 0 comments
Show HN: Calculation Hub: Every Calculation Tool You'll Ever Need (calculation-hub.com)
Access hundreds of free calculators in one place. Financial, scientific, health, and more — all the tools to make informed decisions.
Tools, Finance, Science, Health
15 points by saguiitay 1 day ago | 0 comments
Cantor Analysts Blast RFK Jr., Warn of 'Dangerous Territory' (bloomberg.com)
Cantor Fitzgerald biotech analysts slammed the leadership of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., calling on the Trump administration to “re-evaluate” his role after a top vaccine official stepped down.
Politics, Health, Vaccines
15 points by petethomas 2 days ago | 2 comments
New blood test checks for Alzheimer's and assesses progression, study (theguardian.com)
Researchers have developed a blood test for patients with thinking and memory problems to check if they have Alzheimer’s and to see how far it has progressed.
Alzheimer's, Medicine, Health, Science, Research
10 points by pseudolus 2 days ago | 0 comments
23andMe bankruptcy: With America's DNA put on sale (cnbc.com)
Genetics, Finance, Health, Business
40 points by 01-_- 2 days ago | 12 comments
How Working-Class Life Is Killing Americans, in Charts (2020) (nytimes.com)
When the economists Anne Case and Angus Deaton first published their research on “deaths of despair” five years ago, they focused on middle-aged whites.
Social Issues, Health, Economics, United States
6 points by rawgabbit 2 days ago | 1 comments
Top vaccine official resigns from FDA, criticizes RFK Jr (apnews.com)
The top vaccine official with the Food and Drug Administration has resigned and criticized the nation’s top health official for allowing “misinformation and lies” to guide his thinking behind the safety of vaccinations.
Health, Vaccination, Politics, FDA, Misinformation
10 points by almog 3 days ago | 0 comments
Finding the Best Sleep Tracker (bearblog.dev)
About 2 months ago I stumbled by this Bryan Johnson video on How I FIXED My Terrible Sleep - 10 Habits. I resolved that day to listen to Bryan and try to improve my sleep. But before we can improve it, first - how should we measure it? Bryan Johnson seems to use Whoop, but at that time I only had my Apple Watch (coupled with one of the popular sleep apps - AutoSleep).
Sleep Tracking, Health, Technology, Wearables
56 points by nreece 3 days ago | 17 comments
Pregnancy's true toll on the body: birth study paints detailed picture (nature.com)
Biologists have built up one of the most detailed pictures ever of the changes that occur in women’s bodies before and after pregnancy, by pooling and studying around 44 million physiological measurements from more than 300,000 births.
Pregnancy, Biology, Health, Science, Women's Health
8 points by ohjeez 3 days ago | 0 comments
Decline of cash credited for drop in surgery for children swallowing objects (theguardian.com)
Cashless societies may be a sad fact of modern life for those with a nostalgic attachment to the pound in their pocket, but doctors have discovered one unexpected benefit of the decline of coins.
Health, Society, Finance, Children
85 points by geox 4 days ago | 61 comments
Top US vaccine official forced to resign from FDA, reports say (bbc.com)
A top vaccine official at the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was forced out of his job, US media reports.
Politics, Health, United States
10 points by throw0101c 4 days ago | 2 comments
The Culture Shock of Flossing (theguardian.com)
In fairness to the French, there is actually very little data to support the benefits of flossing.
Culture, Health, Dental Hygiene, France
12 points by andsoitis 5 days ago | 3 comments
Texas measles cases rise to 400, the outbreak's biggest 3-day spike (texastribune.org)
The number of measles cases has risen to 400, a spike of 73 cases over the last three days, as the historical outbreak continues to rage on in West Texas, according to state officials on Friday. Of those, 41 patients have been hospitalized.
Health, Texas, Measles, Outbreaks
36 points by geox 5 days ago | 8 comments
Healthy Diets Linked to Holistic Healthy Aging in Long-Term Harvard Study (thecrimson.com)
Researchers at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health found that certain dietary patterns — such as avoiding processed foods and eating a balance of animal and plant-based foods — promote healthy aging after 30 years, according to a long-term study published Monday in the journal Nature Medicine.
Health, Nutrition, Science, Aging, Research
9 points by mikhael 5 days ago | 0 comments
'What the hell is this stuff?': French people on the culture shock of flossing (theguardian.com)
In fairness to the French, there is actually very little data to support the benefits of flossing.
Culture, Health, France, Dentistry
8 points by howard941 5 days ago | 0 comments
Colorado's Experiment with Psychedelic Mushrooms Begins (undark.org)
Colorado regulators are issuing licenses for providing psychedelic mushrooms and are planning to authorize the state’s first “healing centers,” where the mushrooms can be ingested under supervision, in late spring or early summer.
Psychedelic Drugs, Colorado, Health, Regulation
16 points by bookofjoe 5 days ago | 2 comments
Utah Becomes First State to Ban Fluoride in Public Water (nytimes.com)
Utah has become the first U.S. state to outlaw the addition of fluoride to public drinking water.
Politics, Health, Water Treatment, Utah
9 points by mikhael 5 days ago | 4 comments