Jesper Bengtson
What actually happens inside your body when you fast for 16 hours
The interesting part of a 16-hour fast starts around hour 12, not the first minute.
7 warning signs of polycystic kidney disease most people mistake for back pain
Most people who carry PKD have no symptoms until their 30s or 40s.
The diet that helped half of prediabetes patients reverse their diagnosis in months
A small but tightly controlled trial found one eating pattern outperformed the others on two important markers.
Your nightly melatonin may come with a heart risk most users never expect
A study of 130,828 adults with insomnia links a year or more of melatonin use to higher heart failure rates.
Waking briefly at night in middle age may be a hidden early clue to Alzheimer’s risk
A new sleep study links brief nighttime brain awakenings to a higher genetic risk for Alzheimer's, but only in middle-aged adults.
A daily probiotic may help you sleep better if you deal with anxiety or depression
A 12-week trial in adults with sleep and mood problems found real, measurable gains.