Jesper Bengtson

A new daily pill could cut your body weight by 12% – without an injection

An experimental oral GLP-1 pill matched injection-level weight loss in an early trial.

Eating more protein at breakfast may quiet the hormone that drives hunger

Trials point to ghrelin, the hunger hormone, as the reason a protein-heavy first meal keeps appetite in check.

England is close to wiping out hepatitis C, and the cure is already in US pharmacies

England has treated 100,000 people in a decade using pills that are also FDA-approved here.

The number on your wrist that predicts your stress and recovery better than heart rate

If your smartwatch shows an HRV score, it's tracking something your resting pulse can't.

Eating protein only at dinner could cost you muscle – even if you hit your daily target

How you spread protein across the day may matter almost as much as the daily total.

Cooling cooked potatoes, rice or pasta turns them into fuel your gut bacteria thrive on

Chilling starchy foods overnight rewires their molecular structure, and gut bacteria treat the result as premium fuel.