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How Chronic Inflammation Accelerates Aging — And 6 Ways to Slow It Down

Most of my career has been spent treating disease—tumors, mostly one patient at a time. However, it was only recently that I began targeting something...

The AMA Recognized Obesity as a Disease in 2013. How Far Have We Come in the Last 10 Years, and Where Are We Headed?

This month marks the 10th anniversary of the American Medical Association’s decision to recognize obesity as a disease. As we reflect on this milestone,...

GLP‑1 Medications in Later Life: Why the “Miracle Shot” Needs a Senior‑Specific Safety Lens

When GLP-1 medications like semaglutide began to gain attention, many people saw them as a breakthrough. For some people, these drugs help lower blood sugar,...

Obesity: Do Men and Women Have Different Brains?

NEW RESEARCH SUGGESTS THAT OBESITY affects the brain in sex-dependent ways. Specific brain parts appear different when we compare males and females with high body mass indexes.