In teenagers (mean age 12.6 years) one additional serve of any type of fruit each day was associated with a 13% lower risk of depression and a 7% lower risk of anxiety over the study period, according to a study on 6537 Australian adolescents followed for 3 years

People were about 19 percentage points less likely to recommend life-sustaining treatment for a seriously ill patient with dementia than for a patient without dementia, even when an advance directive requested life-sustaining care, according to a new study published in JAMA Network Open

Study of 179 men found higher levels of neonicotinoid insecticides in semen were associated with lower sperm counts, with each quartile increase in combined exposure linked to a 27% reduction in sperm concentration, suggesting potential risks to male reproductive health.

Older vegetarians got just as much stronger as meat eaters from weight training, but meat eaters gained roughly 70% more arm and leg muscle (0.66 kg vs 0.38 kg) in a 12-week trial of 108 adults over 55

Quantitative Imaging of Water Diffusion in Brain Parenchyma at Cellular Resolution Using Stimulated Raman Scattering Microscopy

A global review of 53 studies found Indigenous children are already experiencing climate-related health impacts, including malnutrition, infectious diseases, perinatal problems and poorer mental health, with particularly consistent effects on cultural and psychosocial well-being.

Changes in ectopic lipids, insulin sensitivity, and beta cell function after a low-fat vegan diet in adults with type 2 diabetes: a 16-week single-arm clinical trial

Landmark NEJM Trial: Restricting Fluids in Septic Shock Shows No 90-Day Benefit Over Standard Care

In a successful gene therapy study on dogs with a rare genetic vision condition, scientists discovered that damaged nerve connections in adult retinas can physically repair and rebuild themselves.

Mental disorders are the leading cause of disease burden in Asia Pacific adolescents, and overweight and obesity rose in every one of 44 countries between 2000 and 2023

Parents of transgender youth faced declining mental health after the 2025 US presidential inauguration

Autism and ADHD traits appear to follow different social paths to mental health problems

Girls’ mental health problems tripled over 17 years, while more serious problems increasingly appeared together, Swedish study finds

Greater eveningness (later chronotype) at age 12-13 causes poorer mental health at age 13-14, shows study of 7,000 U.S. children

Youth are less likely to seek mental health services if they have a tumultuous relationship with their father, although the exact nature of this link is still unclear, while relationships with mothers and best friends showed no such association

Sugar amplifies damage done to gut health by antibiotics: « Eating sweets while taking antibiotics may worsen the harm done by the drugs to the normal community of bacteria in the gut…

Researchers Analyzing Health Records Found That People With ADHD Who Received Prescription Medication Had a Lower Risk of All-Cause Mortality, Including Deaths From Unnatural Causes, Suggesting That Treatment May Offer Important Health Benefits Beyond Managing ADHD Symptoms.

A natural protein that's up to 2,000 times sweeter than sugar from a West African fruit cut blood sugar spikes from ice cream by about half in a trial of 101 adults with fatty liver disease, with even bigger drops in people with type 2 diabetes and no serious side effects were reported in the study.

New research reveals how a protein linked to Alzheimer’s risk can alter the way the brain’s immune cells process fat and trigger inflammatory responses, offering a possible explanation for how the strongest genetic risk factor for the disease affects the brain.

New Withings Users Must Pay $99/Year for Apple Health Syncing

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Permanent Daylight Saving Time Could Harm Sleep and Mental Health, Analysis Says

People who recovered from COVID-19 infection or were vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2 are more likely to have immunity to other closely related bat coronaviruses that could have the potential to threaten future human health.

‘Godzilla’ of weight-loss drugs could provide other important health benefits

Study of 100,000 young adults found an association between using generative AI for health-related questions and screening positive for clinically significant anxiety and depression

Sports betting is increasingly the norm for Gen Z. Here’s why some financial and mental health experts are worried

Proposed U.S. census changes could be catastrophic for public health

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The mental health of young men is declining. Experts warn it could get worse

New research has found greater exposure to clinical obesity during young adulthood is associated with a greater burden of white matter changes in the brain by midlife, providing new insight into how metabolic health across the lifespan may influence brain health.

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