A large study found that emergency department visits and hospitalizations for substance use among young mothers increased by 5% per year, similar to rates among childless women

Research shows doctors’ prescribing habits are heavily influenced by payments, gifts, and free meals from pharmaceutical companies, leading to more expensive…

Scientists Develop a Molecule That Blocks a Key Alzheimer’s Disease Mechanism, Then Discover the Compound’s Target Is Linked to a Naturally Occurring Molecule Already Present in Human Blood…

Study of 2,057 Swiss adults found average meat consumption was up to 850% of the EAT-Lancet Planetary Health Diet recommendation and dairy intake was 363%, while legume consumption reached just 4% of the recommended amount.

A 30-year study from childhood to middle age found growing up without siblings was linked to higher risks of obesity and high blood pressure, while exposure to parental smoking was associated with changes in heart structure…

Study of 46 children aged 7–10 using MRI scans, found higher ultra-processed food consumption was linked to stronger brain reward responses to appetizing food images, which were associated with greater increases in body fat and BMI over one year

A randomized clinical trial found children whose mothers took phosphatidylcholine, a form of choline found naturally in foods, had fewer social withdrawal problems and scored higher on cognitive tests than children whose mothers received a placebo.

High-nicotine e-cigarette use among US daily vapers aged 18–24 surged from 3.1% in 2017 to 49.2% in 2022, with nicotine dependence rising to levels comparable to those of cigarette smokers and young adults more likely than older adults using the same brands to choose high-nicotine versions

Unsafe sleep factors found in nearly 75% of sudden unexpected infant deaths, CDC says

Strength training may start changing your fat before you lose any weight

Higher daily step counts linked to fewer mental health problems in early adolescence

AI can read your heart's electrical signals while you sleep and predict your risk of heart failure, stroke, irregular heartbeat and early death up to 10 years ahead

Researchers have discovered that urolithin A, a gut metabolite produced after eating pomegranates, can improve heart function by up to 80 percent in mice with heart failure by helping the heart muscle relax properly.

Women with the same medical condition as men are less likely to be offered treatment such as surgery, a stent or a strong painkiller, research has found published in PLOS One.

Smelling coffee aroma for just five minutes significantly improves mood and boosts relaxing brain waves, even though it doesn't actually change your heart rate.

Young adults whose bedrooms were too bright, hot, or noisy slept just as long but slept worse, a Penn State study of 372 people tracked for 14 days found

Cannabis may not actually help you sleep better: a 35-year study of 1,266 U.S

Who you eat with may matter as much as what you eat, according to new research, with shared meals linked to better well-being, social connection, and overall life satisfaction.

A new study found that exposure to P

A new review finds no evidence that ketogenic diets uniquely protect muscle during weight loss, noting that keto dieters actually lose up to 1.26 kg more lean mass than those on standard diets, though this difference is likely just water weight.

Humans could become extinct by the year 2100 due to malicious use of AI or nuclear conflict

Experts have updated the official definition of dyslexia for the first time in over 20 years, removing the requirement for standardized IQ tests while placing greater emphasis on environmental factors…

Food processing influences metabolism and brain activity

Believing science benefits people was most consistently linked to rating measles-mumps-rubella, flu and COVID shots favorably, a poll of 1,763 Americans finds

Step-by-step maturation mechanism of the binary toxin pore revealed by cryo-EM analysis

Your favorite music could work best to help reduce the pain of small medical procedures: study of 204 patients found listening to their favorite music reduced pain more effectively than Mozart or relaxation music

A clinical trial has found hydrodissection, injecting saline to separate a trapped nerve from surrounding tissue, provides carpal tunnel relief lasting up to 6 months…

Study finds elevated levels of toxicants in teeth of children with autism

Tonicity drives collecting duct maturation in the mammalian kidney

A review of 9 studies involving ~1.3 million people found that insomnia was associated with a 26% higher risk of stroke and a 28% higher risk of hospitalisation

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