Jesper Bengtson

The heart scan most people never get may show whether you really need a statin

A quick, low-radiation CT can split adults in the statin gray zone by real risk.

Scientists mapped 830,000 immune cells in the Alzheimer’s brain and found something unexpected

The brain, it turns out, is quietly trying to fight back.

What’s a healthy body fat percentage for your age? The ranges by sex and decade

BMI cannot tell muscle from fat. These age-banded reference numbers can.

Half your brain stays on watch in a hotel bed: the science of the restless first night

Sleep science has a name for the restless first night in a hotel bed.

The US just proposed forcing food companies to disclose every ingredient they add

A decades-old loophole let manufacturers self-declare additives safe without telling the FDA. That may end.

Kids who spent more time on screens showed sharper thinking as teens, 8-year Finnish study finds

A longitudinal Finnish study links more childhood screen time to sharper thinking in adolescence.