Intermittent fasting alters brain chemistry and body awareness, boosting mood for some but triggering anxiety and irritability in those with underlying psychological vulnerabilities

Dietary imbalance with low vitamin B12 and folate levels may correlate high homocysteine levels and indicate fatigue and low motivation, according to a study of 602 healthy adults in Japan

Researchers at Charles University established the first healthy baseline measurements for deep fascia (connective tissue) thickness in children's legs

Contrary to the rhetoric of anti-wind groups, there is no evidence that proximity to wind turbines leads to adverse health outcomes [Data: longitudinal health surveys of 120,000+ households and consumer spending records of people living near wind turbines].

Children who get more than 30% of their daily calories from ultra-processed foods (UPFs) have a nearly fourfold risk of developing asthma

Research found adults with stage 1 hypertension who practiced baduanjin, a gentle mind-body exercise combining slow movements, breathing, and meditation, saw meaningful drops in blood pressure within three months that lasted for an entire year.

Managing your weight may keep your brain healthier for longer

Concerns about the health effects of industrially produced seed oils are without scientific foundation.

Endovascular Treatment of Medium-Vessel-Occlusion Strokes | New England Journal of Medicine

Long-term exposure to air pollution from traffic, industry, and wildfires linked to to worse cognitive function and small but visible brain damage, with higher effects observed in women

AI model known as ECG2Stroke can predict the risk of a stroke up to 10 years into the future using a 10-second ECG test

A meta-analysis of 3 million people confirms a strong bidirectional link between cannabis use and depression

Viewing authentic artworks in a gallery has positive health effects - including reducing stress hormones - not observed in people viewing reproductions of the artwork in a laboratory.

Researchers at Charles University's Second Faculty of Medicine found specific oxidative waste products in red blood cells that are uniquely elevated in Alzheimer's

A scoping review of 30 studies finds that 60% of haemodialysis patients don't follow dietary recommendations — and frames non-adherence as a structural failure of the care system…

Researchers map rogue breast cancer cells that divide remarkably slowly and can evade detection for decades, helping explain how breast cancer can return years after successful treatment

The United States is facing a severe and growing shortage of medical doctors who specialize in adult mental health care

QJE study: The American Medical Association (AMA) played a central role in blocking the creation of national health insurance in post-WWII America, while simultaneously enrolling people in private health insurance to shift demand away from a public alternative.

Ensitrelvir for Covid-19 Postexposure Prophylaxis in Household Contacts | New England Journal of Medicine

Friendly skin bacteria could hold the key to stopping eczema in its tracks according to a breakthrough by a team of UK and Japanese scientists.

Aggressive BEP chemotherapy severely damages sperm in testicular cancer patients

Airborne diseases like measles, influenza and COVID-19 can easily spread between units in multi-family buildings via a type of bathroom ventilation system commonly used around the world…

A new study in the New England Journal of Medicine found that childhood vaccine uptake increases when clinicians use clear, presumptive recommendations plus empathetic, patient-centered discussion

Substituting 3% of total calories from animal protein with plant protein was associated with a 9% lower risk of all-cause mortality, 12% lower cardiovascular mortality, and 5% lower cancer mortality in a systematic review of over 1 million participants

Obesity rates plateaued or slightly declined in several high-income countries, while obesity continued rising across most low-income and middle-income countries despite already surpassing prevalence levels seen in wealthier nations, according to data from 232 million people between 1980 and 2024

A 10-year study in Germany reports that extending screening for Type 1 diabetes successfully identified more children without a family history of the disease

US teens getting less sleep than ever. Homework, social pressure and jobs still keep teens up but now screen time and social media rob their sleep

Mothers without specific fatty acid in the blood more often have children with asthma

Weight-loss drug semaglutide reduces heavy alcohol drinking in new clinical trial

Effects of providing access to a cycling exergaming platform on cardiorespiratory fitness and cardiometabolic health in adolescents: a randomised, controlled trial

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