High‑Fat Diets Linked to Rapid Decline in Protective Gut Immune Cells

Death rate in immigration detention has reached a 22-year-high, raising physicians' concerns

Other countries are looking to end animal testing. In Canada, there's a holdup

Breastfeeding not only affects a woman's weight during the process, but women who breastfeed also gain an average of 6.5 kilos less later in life if they breastfeed for at least three months

Negative effects of artificial sweeteners may pass on to next generation, mouse research suggests

Almost half of traded wildlife carry disease-causing pathogens

Nutritional Strategies and Aging: Current Evidence and Future Directions

Metformin may echo the benefits of exercise in prostate cancer care

Long-term supplementation with plant-based protein, compared with animal-based protein, did not result in differences in body composition, muscle strength, physical performance, or cardiometabolic risk parameters, meta-analysis of 18 randomized controlled trials finds

JAMA research letter: Long-term opioid prescribing fell, but millions still receive extended opioid therapy

Researchers at the Second Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, successfully treated a complex single-ventricle heart defect by using ultrasound to plug a bypassing vein directly through the patient's back.

The largest US study, which tracked 11,036 children from ages 9 to 10 through to ages 16 and 17, discovered that cannabis use slows cognitive development, impairs memory, and reduces learning speed during crucial years of brain growth

GLP-1 medicine improves liver health, independently of weight loss: Semaglutide acts directly on a subset of liver cells, improving organ function and clinical trials show that patients who lose very little weight experience the same reductions in liver inflammation

‘Passive’ screen time may raise dementia risk | Mentally Active Versus Passive Sedentary Behavior and Risk of Dementia: 19-Year Cohort Study

Children exposed to maternal smoking before birth are more likely to experience behavioral and mental health challenges, according to a large study on 16,335 U.S

Audit on popular AI chatbots (in 2025) finds approx 50% "problematic" responses to adversarial health misinformation prompts on the topics of vaccines, cancer, stem cells, nutrition…

Even active athletes can develop cardiovascular disease - New recommendations offer greater support for middle-aged and older athletes

In a study of U.S

Three simple movement habits in toddlerhood — active play with parents, limited screen time and sufficient sleep — significantly predict a more physically active lifestyle a full decade later

Researchers found that infants who were fed standard kūmara—a type of sweet potato—experienced less nocturnal wakefulness

New research links meaning in life to lower depression rates

Waist to height ratio predicts hypertension risk better than BMI: participants with WHtR-assessed high fat mass were 50% more likely to have elevated blood pressure and 82% more likely to be hypertensive

Bimagrumab plus semaglutide alone or in combination for treatment of overweight or obesity and type 2 diabetes

Mapping ActEarly: Using a child health map to evaluate a City Collaboratory programme on early promotion of good health and wellbeing

A 2026 prospective cohort study of over 276,000 adults found moderate daily consumption of tea (2-3 cups) is associated with a 33% lower risk of developing lung cancer, while coffee (2-3 cups) is linked to a 23% lower risk.

Reddit Users Are Reporting GLP-1 Side Effects Not Captured in Clinical Trials - analysis of over 400,000 posts from people taking GLP-1s found mentions of irregular periods, fatigue, chills…

Study reports that fluctuations in sleep duration and timing are associated with cardiometabolic risk factors, based on analysis of population-level data examining variability in sleep patterns and health outcomes

Timing exercise to match body clock chronotype may lower cardiovascular disease risk

Clinical effectiveness of Ya-Tha-Pra-Sen remedy for pain relief: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Study links PFAS “forever chemicals” exposure to weaker immune response, raising water protection needs - New study found individuals with higher levels of the forever chemicals in their blood produced fewer protective antibodies when their immune systems encountered a new virus.

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