Recent gut bacteria longevity research has revealed a promising connection between specific microorganisms in the digestive system and human lifespan. Scientists have long suspected that the gut microbiome plays a crucial role not…
Category: 8. Health
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Hormonal Imbalance Symptoms and Warning Signs Women Should Never Ignore
Hormones influence nearly every major system in the body, so when they fall out of balance, the effects can appear in many different ways. Hormonal imbalance symptoms in women can affect periods, mood, energy, weight, skin,…
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Causes, Health Risks, and Prevention Tips for Kids
Childhood obesity continues to rise globally, affecting millions of children and increasing the risk of long-term health complications. Understanding childhood obesity, along with the causes of childhood obesity, is essential for…
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New data platform tracks the complex path to Alzheimer's and could transform how its risk is predicted
A powerful new real-world data platform could transform how scientists predict and understand Alzheimer’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease-related dementias (AD/ADRD), reports a new study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and…
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New nanoparticle therapy overcomes T cell exhaustion in solid tumors
Engineers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a new type of lipid nanoparticle (LNP) that could one day serve as a universal immunotherapy for cancers that form solid tumors, including common variants such as cancers of…
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Linking adiposity and inflammation with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality
Life’s Essential 8 (LE8) and Life’s Crucial 9 (LC9) from the American Heart Association are industry-accepted metrics that summarize overall cardiovascular health. A new study documents inverse associations between these indicators and all-cause…
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Your Next Hospital Stay Might Be In Your Own Bedroom. A Doctor Explains
Medicare’s Hospital at Home program was recently extended for 5 years. It is quietly reshaping how America cares for its sickest patients. Its results may surprise you.
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Crisis pregnancy centers find support in red-state legislatures : NPR
Across the country, there are more than 2,500 crisis pregnancy centers where staff try to convince women not to have…
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Hope for preventing stomach cancer: Drug candidate proves extremely effective against H. pylori
Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have increased the effectiveness of a standard antibiotic by a factor of 60 through targeted chemical modifications. In laboratory and animal studies, the new drug candidate successfully…
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Nasal swab test spots early Alzheimer's signals
Alzheimer’s disease affects millions of people worldwide, yet the illness is hardest to catch at the very beginning, when new treatments may work best. In a new study, Duke Health researchers show that a quick, outpatient nasal swab can pick up…
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