Joshua Cohen

Jan 6, 2025 | undark.org | Joshua Cohen

For decades, scientists have been trying to develop therapeutics for people living with Alzheimer’s disease, a progressive neurodegenerative disease that is characterized by cognitive decline. Given the , the stakes are high. A study published in The Lancet Public Health reports that the number of adults living with dementia worldwide is expected to nearly triple, to 153 million in 2050. Alzheimer’s disease is a dominant form of dementia, representing of cases.

Jan 2, 2025 | forbes.com | Joshua Cohen

According to the latest weekly update from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, respiratory syncytial virus activity continues to rise nationwide, with pediatric hospitalizations increasing across most of the country. A United States-based study published in November 2024 demonstrated that a recently approved vaccine, nirsevimab, was 80% effective against hospitalizations in non-immunocompromised individuals aged 60 and older.

Dec 26, 2024 | asiatimes.com | Julia Martin-Ortega |Joshua Cohen |Ruth Bookbinder

To combat climate change and help nature to recover, a lot more investment is urgently needed. The UN’s State of Finance for Nature report claims that if the world is to meet climate, biodiversity and land degradation targets, it needs to invest an extra US$4.1 trillion by 2050. With most of the existing funding coming from public sources (US$133 billion), calls to close the “investment gap” are now focusing heavily on private investments, commonly referred to as green finance.

Dec 17, 2024 | forbes.com | Joshua Cohen

A mystery illness found in a remote part of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been officially identified as a severe form of malaria. The disease has sickened nearly 600 people, mostly children, and killed 143. Reuters reports that on Tuesday the DRC’s health ministry said that a previously unidentified disease—sometimes labeled “Disease X” in the media—found in the country’s Panzi health zone in the southwestern Kwango province, is a serious form of malaria.

Dec 9, 2024 | businessandamerica.com | Joshua Cohen

The CDC’s recent findings come from a long-running survey known as the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, or NHANES, which employs health experts to collect information like weight and height measurements from a nationally representative sample of study participants. Obesity and severe obesity are determined based on body mass index, and results are reported every two years.