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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...
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...
Diseases
Whether you are the oldest or youngest sibling may shape which diseases you develop
A dataset of 10 million US siblings ties birth order to 150 different diagnoses.
Diseases
These celebrities kept their cancer diagnoses out of the public eye
Some celebrities choose to speak openly about cancer, while others keep their illness private.Here are several celebrities who, for various reasons, chose not to share their diagnosis with the...
Diseases
A new blood test for colorectal cancer just got FDA approval – who should get it?
Adults 45 and older at average risk can now get screened for colorectal cancer with a simple blood test.
Diseases
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.
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Vitamins and Supplements
Are calcium supplements safe for your heart? Here’s what the evidence says
A new study links calcium supplements to higher cardiovascular event recurrence in people with existing heart disease.
Diseases
NIH finds rare antibodies that could block the red meat allergy triggered by tick bites
NIH scientists have found antibodies that blocked the immune response behind the red meat allergy in the lab.
Nutrition
Should you eat kiwi with the skin on? Here’s the recommendation
Should you actually eat kiwi with the skin on, or is it better to remove it? Here is what you should consider first.
Dietary Habits
This is what can happen when you drink apple cider vinegar daily
A daily shot of apple cider vinegar may affect everything from blood sugar and cholesterol to digestion and...
Diseases
Measles has killed a US adult for the first time in 2026
An unvaccinated 40-year-old in Pennsylvania is the third US measles death of 2026.
Mental Well-being
Spending this much time on social media may double your depression risk
Most teens are already past the daily threshold linked to doubled depression risk.
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Plastic cutting boards can release microplastics – but should you be concerned?
Plastic cutting boards can transfer tiny plastic particles into food. Several studies have examined what this could mean for our health.
A common prescription may be putting older adults on more drugs than they need
A new study flagged 24 drug pairings that quietly snowball into extra prescriptions.
Your partner snores, but the quieter partner may be paying the higher health price
Fragmented nights next to a snorer can affect your body.
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Limiting your meals to an 8-hour window may sharpen your aging brain
A small Rutgers trial links a shorter daily eating window to sharper problem-solving in older women.
Most people now rank sleep above diet and exercise. Are they right?
A global 30,000-person survey put sleep first. The science says all three still matter.
Your workout may keep burning calories for up to 48 hours: here is how much
The afterburn effect is real, but far smaller than fitness marketing suggests.
7 warning signs of carpal tunnel syndrome most people try to push through
The hand condition many write off as tiredness can end in permanent nerve damage.
How eating cabbage every day can affect your gut, heart and brain
Cabbage rarely gets health headlines, but the evidence for it is more solid than most people think.
How eating Greek yogurt every day can affect your gut, bones and weight
Strained, thick and unusually protein-dense, Greek yogurt is not just a fad. Here is what research suggests it may do for your gut, bones and weight.
Going completely sugar-free may backfire for your gut, early research warns
In a 16-week mouse study, no sucrose meant worse blood sugar and gut health.
8 warning signs of COPD that appear years before most people are ever diagnosed
Roughly 16 million Americans have been diagnosed, and millions more have no idea.
How eating pumpkin seeds every day can affect your sleep, heart and prostate
One small handful may quietly push three unlikely levers in your body.