Is alkaline water truly healthier for you
Alkaline water is marketed as a health booster and sports drink, but evidence does not support claims of boosted energy, stronger bones, or cancer prevention. Global sales reach about 1 billion dollars. pH concepts explain why the body maintains tight acid-base balance, neutralizing ingested water regardless of initial pH.
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Parents Forge Path to Cure for Ultra Rare Diseases
story follows families like Amber Freed and Ilan Ganot who raise funds and build biotech ventures to bypass pharma and pursue direct gene therapies for ultra rare diseases. Freed funds research for SLC6A1 through private means while Ganot, backed by JPMorgan colleagues, founded Solid Biosciences to push Duchenne therapy toward the market.
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Slowing gains in heart disease progress raise obesity concerns
A JAMA research letter finds death rates from heart disease stroke and diabetes have slowed their decline in the past decade. Obesity, especially in Black and Hispanic populations, is linked to higher risk and stalled progress, with disparities persisting between Black and White Americans. The study notes increases in hypertension related deaths and calls for renewed focus on obesity.
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Journal of the American Medical Association
Steven Nissen
Heart and Vascular Institute
Cleveland Clinic
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
CDC
Sadiya Khan
Northwestern University
Feinberg School of Medicine
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