Health & Diet

Men Need More Exercise Than Women to Cut Heart Disease Risk, Studies Find ——————————————————— Two new studies are reshaping understanding of how exercise affects health, revealing both sex differences in benefits and the importance of walking pace. According to The…

Study Finds Life Expectancy Gains in Wealthy Nations Have Stalled Since Mid-20th Century ………….. A new international study has found that the sharp rise in life expectancy achieved across wealthy nations in the early 20th century has slowed significantly, with…

NHS Increases Use of Private Hospitals to Cut Waiting Times ……………. The number of NHS appointments, tests, and operations carried out in private hospitals and clinics has risen by nearly 500,000 this year, reaching 6.15 million, The Independent reported. Health…

Researchers Reveal New Data on Brain Chemical Linked to Depression, Impact of Clock Changes ———————————– Neuroscientists from Columbia University and McGill University have identified a stress-related brain chemical called SGK1 that may explain why individuals who experienced trauma or adversity…

Study Links Ultra-Processed Food Consumption to Changes in Brain Structure ………….. An international team of researchers has discovered significant links between frequent consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) and structural differences in the brain, ScienceDaily reported. The findings, based on brain…

Eating Fruit May Help Protect Lungs Against Air Pollution Damage —————————————————- New research suggests that a high intake of fruit may help lessen the harmful impact of air pollution on the lungs, particularly in women, according to findings presented at…

The Plastic Inside Us: Microplastics Found in Brains, Blood, and Lungs May Reshape Health ——————————- Microplastics have been discovered lodged deep inside the human body—in our blood, placentas, lungs, and even the brain—leading researchers to suspect these pervasive particles are…

Study Links Dolphin Strandings to Alzheimer’s-Like Brain Disease Caused by Toxins …………….. A new study suggests that exposure to toxic compounds from cyanobacteria may cause Alzheimer’s-like brain disease in dolphins, potentially explaining why some become disoriented and strand themselves on…

Study Finds Women Carry Higher Genetic Risk for Depression ————————————- A major new study has found that women carry a higher genetic risk for major depression than men. The research, which claims to be the largest genetic study on sex…

Poor Sleep Quality Linked to Accelerated Brain Aging, Study Finds —————————– A new study from Sweden’s Karolinska Institute suggests that poor sleep quality is directly associated with an accelerated biological aging of the brain. Researchers analyzed data from 27,500 individuals…