Preventing high blood glucose (pre-diabetes) from turning into type 2 diabetes with lifestyle changes could more than halve the carbon footprint associated with treating the complications of the disease, suggests a modeling study, published in…
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Type 2 diabetes prevention could more than halve carbon footprint linked to disease complications
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Mix of different types of physical activity may be best for longer life
Regularly doing a mix of different types of physical activity may be best for prolonging the lifespan, but the associations aren’t linear, pointing to a possible optimal threshold effect, suggests research published in the journal BMJ Medicine.
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UK glaucoma cases higher than expected and projected to reach 1.6 million+ by 2060
The number of people over 40 in the UK living with glaucoma—the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide—is already higher than expected and is projected to surge to more than 1.6 million by 2060, finds research published online in…
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Community water fluoridation not linked to lower birth weight, large US study finds
A new study from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health finds that community water fluoridation (CWF) is not associated with significant changes in birth weight—a widely accepted indicator of infant health and a predictor of…
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Dual gene deletion reveals potential biomarkers for predicting immunotherapy success
The deletion of two cancer genes, CHD1 and MAP3K7, improves how well tumors respond to cancer immunotherapy and could be used as biomarkers to help predict which patients are most likely to benefit from treatment, new research shows.
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Fremanezumab reduces number of migraine days in children, teens
Fremanezumab yields a greater reduction in the number of migraine days and headache days than placebo among children and adolescents with episodic migraine, according to a study published in the Jan. 15 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
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Researchers work to enhance HPV self-testing to screen for cervical cancer
At-home kits that allow women to collect their own samples for HPV testing have been shown to improve cervical cancer screening rates. But some women lack confidence in their ability to complete the collection themselves.
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Flesh-eating flies are eating their way through Mexico, CDC warns
Across Central America and Mexico, there have been 1,190 human cases of NWS reported and seven deaths. More than 148,000 animals have been affected.
Close calls
In September, the USDA warned that an 8-month-old cow with an…
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Cannabis may help some communities cope with gun violence
Yasser Payne grew up in Harlem, New York, where violence was all around him. A number of his family members and friends were shot. He himself was subject to gun violence and witnessed fights. And this ever-present threat meant that being a part…
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Q&A: Medical negligence in Nigeria—what's known, and what needs to be done
Medical negligence in Nigeria came to the fore when author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie accused a Lagos hospital of negligence after the death of one of her 21-month-old twin boys. Nkanu Nnamdi died on 6 January 2026 after a brief illness.
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