Hacker News with Generative AI: Health

Weight-loss drug found to shrink heart muscle in mice, human cells (ualberta.ca)
Trendy weight-loss drugs making headlines for shrinking waistlines may also be shrinking the human heart and other muscles, according to a new University of Alberta study whose authors say should serve as a “cautionary tale” about possible long-term health effects of these drugs.

Health, Weight Loss, Medical Research, Drugs, Science

213 points by Eumenes 8 hours ago | 238 comments

Ozempic Could Prevent Diabetes. Should It Be Used for That? (nytimes.com)
New research shows that weight loss medications can stop the progression of prediabetes. Experts don’t all agree on such a use for the drugs.

Diabetes, Medicine, Health, Weight Loss

5 points by bookofjoe 19 hours ago | 3 comments

As Ozempic turns consumers off processed foods, junk food industry fights back (nytimes.com)
As revolutionary new weight-loss drugs turn consumers off ultraprocessed foods, the industry is on the hunt for new products.

Health, Food Industry, Weight Loss, Consumer Behavior

26 points by 2four2 1 day ago | 48 comments

Fat cells have 'memory' of obesity – hinting at why it's hard to keep weight off (nature.com)
Even after drastic weight loss, the body’s fat cells carry the ‘memory’ of obesity, research1 shows — a finding that might help to explain why it can be hard to stay trim after a weight-loss programme.

Obesity, Biology, Health, Weight Loss

12 points by bookofjoe 1 day ago | 0 comments

Fluoride in the water – good idea or bad idea? (twitter.com)

Fluoride, Public Health, Water Treatment, Health

3 points by MrBuddyCasino 2 days ago | 0 comments

Fat cells have a 'memory' of obesity – why it's hard to keep weight off (nature.com)
Even after drastic weight loss, the body’s fat cells carry the ‘memory’ of obesity, research1 shows — a finding that might help to explain why it can be hard to stay trim after a weight-loss programme.

Obesity, Health, Science, Biology

11 points by Brajeshwar 2 days ago | 0 comments

Don't sit on the toilet for more than 10 minutes, doctors warn (cnn.com)

Health, Medical Advice, Lifestyle

78 points by RyeCombinator 2 days ago | 110 comments

Show HN: The App I Built to Help Manage My Diabetes (apple.com)
Take control of your health with Islet, the ultimate personalized health journal app designed to seamlessly track and analyze your glucose levels.

Health, Diabetes, Mobile Apps, Personal Health

184 points by yeatsy 3 days ago | 73 comments

Severe Covid-19 may shrink cancer tumors, early data suggest (livescience.com)

COVID-19, Cancer, Medical Research, Health

4 points by amichail 3 days ago | 1 comments

Writing Healthy Health-Checks (lorentz.app)

Software, Health, Testing

8 points by baalimago 4 days ago | 0 comments

Live longer -Adults need at min. 150 to 300 minutes of moderate aerobic activity (cnn.com)

Health, Exercise, Longevity

41 points by priyankanath 4 days ago | 31 comments

Cannabis Use Linked to Epigenetic Changes, Cancer Risk (neurosciencenews.com)
Cannabis use causes cellular damage that increases the risk of highly cancerous tumors, according to a new paper published in the scientific journal Addiction Biology.

Cannabis, Cancer, Health, Science, Genetics

14 points by bookofjoe 4 days ago | 3 comments

Salon retracts 2005 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. piece on alleged autism-vaccine link (2011) (retractionwatch.com)
Salon today retracted a controversial 2005 story by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. about an alleged link between autism and thimerosal, the mercury-based preservative formerly used in vaccines.

Science, Health, Media, Vaccines, Autism

26 points by leephillips 5 days ago | 1 comments

Matcha is having a moment. What are the health benefits of this green tea drink? (medicalxpress.com)
Matcha has experienced a surge in popularity in recent months, leading to reports of global shortages and price increases.

Food, Health, Beverages, Trends

7 points by PaulHoule 5 days ago | 0 comments

Why did people rub snow on frozen feet? (2017) (stackexchange.com)
If you read old books from cold areas, it's not infrequent to run across the idea of rubbing snow on one's feet when they got frozen or frostbitten. However, subjectively, it seems to me that this would only make the wounds worse. Having lived my whole life in places where it gets cold, the best way I know of taking care of frostbite is to warm up the member.

Health, History, Winter, Frostbite

97 points by naberhausj 5 days ago | 100 comments

New Brunswick premier calls on Canada to investigate mysterious brain illness (theguardian.com)
The newly elected premier of New Brunswick has called on Canada’s federal government to aid in a “full, open scientific investigation” into the mysterious brain illness that has plagued the province for years, in a move that those suffering from the condition hope could finally bring answers.

Health, Canada, Politics, Neuroscience

8 points by prmph 5 days ago | 1 comments

Bill Atkinson has pancreatic cancer (daringfireball.net)
Bill Atkinson, on Facebook, “Request for Prayers”:

Health, Personal News, Technology

51 points by mpweiher 6 days ago | 3 comments

Egg Consumption and 4-Year Change in Cognitive Function in Older Men and Women (mdpi.com)

Health, Nutrition, Aging, Cognitive Function, Research

7 points by gnabgib 6 days ago | 4 comments

Three-Quarters of U.S. Adults Are Now Overweight or Obese (nytimes.com)
Nearly three quarters of U.S. adults are overweight or obese, according to a sweeping new study.

Health, Obesity, Statistics, United States

50 points by JumpCrisscross 6 days ago | 158 comments

War-era sugar rationing boosted health of UK people conceived in 1940s (newscientist.com)
Sugar rationing during and after the second world war seems to have improved the health of people conceived in the UK at the time, cutting their risk of developing type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure decades later.

Health, Nutrition, History, UK

14 points by haltingproblem 6 days ago | 1 comments

Exercise Spurs Nerve Growth Through Biochemical and Physical Impact (neurosciencenews.com)
MIT engineers have found that exercise can also have benefits at the level of individual neurons.

Exercise, Neuroscience, Health, Biology, Neuroplasticity

6 points by bookofjoe 7 days ago | 0 comments

TTECK Has Passed (github.com/community-scripts)
Good afternoon! I am tteckster's wife. I don't have a clue if anyone will even see this because I'm not the computer savvy person that my husband was, but I wanted to try. I know that he posted an update regarding his health the other week, and I wanted to let you all know that he passed away a few days ago. If anyone sees this, maybe you could make a better post. Thank you for all that supported him.

Health, Death, Community

54 points by codeslave13 7 days ago | 5 comments

A cycling desk / Zwifting with a split keyboard (ohrg.org)
Last summer I got into cycling. I've long been a standing desk-er, and going out for long zone 2 rides and wondering what to think about made me wonder: could I work at a desk while I cycle?

Cycling, Ergonomics, Technology, Health

188 points by breezykermo 8 days ago | 94 comments

Nutrient Density and Other Stupid Magic Words (exfatloss.com)
You know what really grinds my gears, folks? People using “magic words” when discussing or debating nutrition & health.

Nutrition, Health, Food, Dieting

24 points by Michelangelo11 8 days ago | 20 comments

Is NAD your best shot at longevity? (ft.com)
In the top compartment of my fridge, next to a slightly shrivelled garlic bulb, is a vial of clear liquid. Should I pluck up the courage to inject myself in the stomach every other day, it will reportedly reverse the ageing of my cells, return my metabolism to that of a 20-year-old, improve brain fog and fill me with energy. Oh, and maybe tackle my crow’s feet.

Longevity, Health, Science, Anti-Aging

19 points by bookofjoe 8 days ago | 4 comments

Is 'Toxic Fashion' making us sick? A look at the chemicals lurking in our clothe (2023) (npr.org)
In 2018, Delta airlines unveiled new uniforms made of a synthetic-blend fabric. Soon after, flight attendants began to get sick. Alden Wicker explains how toxic chemicals get in clothes in To Dye For.

Fashion, Health, Chemicals, Sustainability

49 points by LordNibbler 8 days ago | 22 comments

Things I learned from my own cancer – Cory Doctorow (pluralistic.net)
I've got cancer but it's probably (almost certainly, really) okay. Within a very short period I will no longer have cancer (at least for now). This is the best kind of cancer to have – the kind that is caught early and treated easily – but I've learned a few things on the way that I want to share with you.

Cancer, Health, Personal Experience, Learning, Life

9 points by sundarurfriend 9 days ago | 0 comments

When muscles work out, they help neurons to grow, a new study shows (news.mit.edu)
There’s no doubt that exercise does a body good. Regular activity not only strengthens muscles but can bolster our bones, blood vessels, and immune system.

Neuroscience, Exercise, Health, Biology

231 points by giuliomagnifico 9 days ago | 97 comments

Bird flu begins its human spread (fortune.com)
Almost from the beginning of the spread of H5N1 bird flu among farms and ranches in the U.S. earlier this year, experts and researchers warned that a critical lag in the blood testing of exposed workers might lead to an underestimation of the virus’s potential transmission to humans.

Health, Science, Avian Flu, Public Health

13 points by speckx 10 days ago | 1 comments

Recovering from a kidney donation (sjer.red)
I donated my kidney to a stranger on October 30th. I’m writing this to share my experience and hopefully to encourage others to donate, too. It’s not very exciting which is the point — donating a kidney is something that any (healthy) person can do without major risk or long-term consequence.

Health, Organ Donation, Personal Experience

86 points by shepherdjerred 10 days ago | 110 comments