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Dietary Habits
Top 10 foods rich in lithium – and why this overlooked mineral matters for your brain
Lithium is best known as a psychiatric treatment, but in tiny amounts it’s naturally present in what we eat and drink. New research suggests this trace element could support...
Body
The Body Can Sense Death – And It All Starts With The Nose
Death remains one of life’s biggest mysteries, but new research reveals that our bodies might detect it before our minds do.Through scent and instinct, our subconscious reacts to...
Diseases
GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic may now be an option for a group of patients long left out
The 2026 American Diabetes Association guidance opens GLP-1 therapy to a new patient group.
Diseases
Your gut bacteria may spread to the people around you more easily than anyone realized
A new Nature study finds gut microbes spread between people, sometimes across continents, faster than expected.
Vitamins and Supplements
Low vitamin C may be quietly speeding up how fast your brain ages
A study of 2,044 older adults links lower plasma vitamin C to shrinking brain volume and weaker memory-network wiring.
Exercise
How Many Push Ups should you be able to do? Amount sorted by age
Have you ever heard that completing 40 push-ups a day can significantly lower the risk of cardiovascular disease? Push-ups are an effective and simple way to measure upper body...
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Diseases
Why rheumatoid arthritis attacks some joints and not others: The answer starts before birth
Oxford scientists say certain finger joints may be biologically primed for the disease before you are born.
Body
Gut researcher highlights important toilet habits – many do the opposite
Many people experience stomach and digestive problems in their daily lives, but according to a Harvard researcher, some common habits may have a greater impact than you might think.
Diseases
Keeping your blood pressure below 130 may cut your heart disease risk by 15%
New data from a 34,000-adult trial ties a stricter target to fewer heart events and less dementia.
Exercise
Aerobic exercise may outperform every other treatment for chronic knee pain
A large new BMJ review ranked simple aerobic activity above every other exercise type tested.
Nutrition
Two a day may keep your gut moving, and 75 trials now back it
New UK guidelines put 2 kiwis a day at the front for chronic constipation care.
Diseases
Researchers warn: Your toilet can spread particles into the air
Researchers have investigated what happens around a toilet when it is flushed. The findings could be particularly important for hospitals and care homes.
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If you take metformin for blood sugar, these habits could be working against it
Alcohol, refined carbs, and long-term B12 loss can each quietly undercut the diabetes drug.
A week without alcohol: The changes your body may notice
Even a short period without alcohol can affect several...
8 everyday foods that research links to lower inflammation in your body
The same plate-level choices keep showing up in the strongest research on chronic inflammation.
Nearly half of Americans are low on magnesium: These 12 foods fix that
Nearly half of Americans fall short on this mineral. Here is where to find it on your plate.
Latest Articles
Teachers noticed a troubling shift after free school meals ended
Elementary teachers describe what changed when universal school meals went away.
Outbreak is now the worst in US history – over 18,000 infected
A summer of contaminated iceberg lettuce drove US cyclospora cases to an all-time high.
How cottage cheese can affect your heart
Cottage cheese has become popular as a convenient source of protein that can be eaten on its own or used in a wide range...
Study links neighborhood in youth to heart health later in life
A new study suggests that the risk of cardiovascular disease may not only be linked to personal health habits.
Your sleep quality could be raising your heart disease risk
Nearly 1 in 3 adults is sleep-deprived, and now it counts as a core heart-health risk.
A new headset can treat your depression without medication
The FDA has cleared the first prescription brain-stimulation device that adults can use at home.
These vaccines and health checks are relevant after 50
After the age of 50, a number of vaccines and health screenings become particularly relevant.Here is an overview of the recommendations that can help...
Drinking coffee every day may cut your liver disease risk by nearly half
A large UK study links heavy coffee drinkers to sharply lower rates of cirrhosis, liver cancer and liver death.
This drug may lower your risk of death even if you have never had a heart attack
A trial found a survival benefit in high-risk patients with no prior heart attack.