A large study of adults in the U.S. suggests that when you eat your first and last calories of the day may be linked to how long you live. For the study, researchers looked at health and diet information from 31,044 adults aged 40 and older, collected between 1999 and 2018. Participants reported everything...
A new study from Finland has found a link between regular coffee drinking and differences in body fat, metabolism and sex hormones. "Coffee is consumed by millions of people every day, yet we still know surprisingly little about how it relates to our metabolism and hormones. What stood out in our...
A recent study carried out by researchers from the University of California, San Diego, and the University of Freiburg in Germany found that changing your diet may begin to affect how your genes work within just a few weeks. Published in MedComm, the study found several changes in the body's chemistry,...
A study published in Nutrients found that adults with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) who ate raw tomatoes and tomato sauce every day for six weeks had a greater reduction in liver fat than people who avoided tomatoes. The study, called the POMOSANO Study, was carried...
A recent study published in the journal Gastro Hep Advances looked at whether drinking sugar-sweetened beverages or artificially sweetened beverages was linked to a higher risk of gastric cancer. "This is the first study to demonstrate an association between sugar-sweetened beverage intake and gastric...
New research, published in Frontiers in Psychology, suggests that people who really enjoy very sweet tastes may be more cautious when making risky decisions than people who prefer less sweet flavors. The researchers reached this conclusion after conducting two experiments. In the first experiment,...
A meta-analysis of 149 studies involving more than 71,000 people found that cannabis use is associated with an earlier onset of psychosis, according to research published in Biological Psychiatry. The analysis examined data from 18,272 cannabis users and 52,801 non-users. Cannabis users developed...
Georgia cannabis regulators are considering allowing licensed medical cannabis dispensaries to ship products directly to registered patients within the state, following the federal reclassification of compliant medical marijuana as a Schedule 3 drug. The Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission...
Utah will start accepting applications on Aug. 3 for a new independent medical cannabis pharmacy serving a rural or medically underserved area. The new license, authorized under a 2025 state law, is intended to expand access for patients.
In the first clinical trial of its kind, researchers from the Medical University of South Carolina and Georgetown University found that a specially formulated medicine containing Tetrahydrocannabinol and Cannabidiol, two active compounds found in cannabis (marijuana), helped reduce agitation in older...
The prevention of cervical cancer, the fourth most common cancer in women, is usually discussed in terms of human papillomavirus or HPV vaccination and screening. Now, new research is turning attention to another possible piece of the puzzle: diet. A diet higher in antioxidants has been associated...
England's drug price watchdog Recommends Two New Tests to Help Diagnose Endometriosis Faster
A new study from Taiwan found that people whose husband or wife had dementia were more likely to develop dementia themselves than those whose spouse did not have the condition. The researchers believe several factors may explain the link. Couples often share similar lifestyles, eating habits, exercise...
Scientists from Harvard Medical School and other institutions found that airline pilots and flight attendants may face a higher risk of dying from certain types of cancer linked to radiation exposure. For the study, researchers analyzed death certificate data for 12.7 million people who worked in...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized Aletta, the first standalone robotic device that can draw blood from a patient's arm without hands-on operator intervention. The device is authorized for use in adults in outpatient settings and must be operated under the oversight of a supervisor trained in phlebotomy. One phlebotomist can oversee up to three Aletta devices at the same time,
A new study published in Memory & Cognition suggests that taking screenshots may actually make it harder to remember what we see. The study involved 892 undergraduate students aged 17 to 27 at Binghamton University. In most experiments, students used their own smartphones to look at artwork. They...
A large number of adults in England regularly feel lonely and socially isolated, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic, with some of the highest levels reported in major cities. The findings come from a study led by researchers at Imperial College London, who surveyed more than 135,000 people aged...
People diagnosed with severe mental illnesses such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder may have a life expectancy up to 20 years shorter than the general population, according to researchers at the University of Queensland. To reach this conclusion, researchers analyzed 24 years of hospital data...
Research increasingly shows that puzzles are more than just entertainment—they can help reduce stress, sharpen focus, and support emotional well-being by creating "flow states," moments of deep absorption where worries fade and concentration takes over.
The head of the World Health Organization has upheld the safety of childhood vaccines in response to a new directive from the White House to overhaul the recommended inoculation schedule. On Monday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that calls for reducing the number of routine childhood...