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Could exercise be more effective than recently approved drugs?
"Fasting...should not be demonized for simply suggesting that we take a break from eating once in a while."
Waistlines are expanding in most countries, except for a skinny list of nations bucking the trend.
Female physicians tend to practice medicine as it should be practiced: with care and compassion.
SARS-CoV-2 first emerged in humans in 2019. Despite much noise generated by lab leak proponents, the evidence indicates a natural origin.
While GLP-1 agonists help people lose weight, different drugs could help them retain muscle at the same time.
The hangover "cures" on the market don't work. A new hydrogel does.
“If we could target those circuits very precisely, then there’s great potential to block the inflammation response for many diseases."
A new family of drugs is changing the way scientists are thinking about obesity.
Cancers can’t develop without genetic mutations — or can they?
Poor research can be worse than no research at all.
More than 90% of sexually active men will be infected with human papillomavirus in their lifetime. The virus may reduce fertility.
Susannah Fox, former chief technology officer for the HHS, explains how technology has empowered us to help fill in the cracks of the healthcare system.
More than 90% of ticks that bit treated volunteers were dead within 24 hours.
The sober reality behind the effectiveness of two new drugs touted as Alzheimer's breakthroughs: lecanemab and donanemab.
Scientists are working to map out the risks of the permafrost thaw, which could expose millions of people to the invisible cancer-causing gas.
Britain is profiling the genes, health and lifestyles of its citizens and handing the results to scientists across the world.
If you eat a diet full of refined grains, high-sugar drinks, and sweets, there's a good chance you have too much insulin.
Do the benefits of plastics outweigh the costs?
There is a cross-country correlation between democracy and health. Is there good evidence to suggest it is causal?
Western societies seem to be getting inflammation achingly wrong.
Could subfertility be an under-explored factor in autism risk?
The FDA approved a single-dose, long-acting injection to protect babies and toddlers from RSV over the fall and winter.
Embedded in a cell phone or in accessories such as rings, bracelets or watches, the novel tools aim to make it easier to manage hypertension. But they must still pass several tests before hitting the clinic.
Lockdowns moved the burden of COVID from the at-risk elderly to the less-at-risk young. Does this sacrifice merit compensation?
The evidence that pollution causes cancer is weak. Lifestyle factors, like smoking, obesity, and alcohol, matter far more.
Claims of a sudden infestation appear unfounded.
People with higher immune resilience live longer, resist diseases, and are more likely to survive diseases when they do develop.