Three months of daily blueberry powder, a group of older adults, and a gut that seemed to respond. It has all the ingredients of a tidy food-and-mood story. The actual results are…
Patients Using Recovery Apps Had 22% Fewer Serious Complications After Surgery, Study Finds
The first days home after surgery can feel strangely unsupervised. The hospital team is no longer down the hall, but wounds still need checking, symptoms need tracking, and questions need asking. A…
Antibiotic Resistance Is Giving a Gut Bacterium Tougher Spores, Researchers Report
Antibiotic resistance is often described as a simple standoff: a drug arrives, and bacteria find a way to survive. Researchers at Monash University now report that one gene in a well-known gut…
Researchers Uncover a New Way to Improve Sleep in Alzheimer’s Without Targeting Brain Plaques
Sleep problems associated with Alzheimer’s may have less to do with the amount of plaque in the brain than scientists previously expected. Researchers at the University of Kentucky found that Alzheimer’s-related pathology…
Scientists Identify a Natural Compound That May Shield the Brain From Excess Salt
Scientists in Japan have discovered that a soy-derived compound may help reduce certain effects of excessive salt on brain problems. Researchers at Fujita Health University found that mice on a high-salt diet…
Can AI lead to human extinction? Scientists are still debating how real the threat is
Artificial intelligence can already write software, analyze research, control digital tools and complete increasingly complicated tasks with limited human direction. Some leading AI researchers believe that if those abilities grow far enough,…
Your Genes May Help Shape Your Personality, Health, Income, and Even Where You Live
A massive genetic study of 1.14 million people reveals that 1,260 DNA variants quietly nudge human personality, health, income, and even neighborhood choices across a lifetime. Most people assume daily habits, career…
Landmark Study Finds Women Are More Emotionally Intelligent Than Men — But There’s a Problem
A sweeping 30-year global analysis confirms that women outscore men in emotional intelligence, yet this hard-earned skill often traps women into doing unpaid emotional housework at the office and at home. Popular…
Scientists Discover That a Cancer-Fueling Protein Could Also Help Fight the Disease
A protein that helps cancer grow may also strengthen the immune system’s ability to fight it. Scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in New York discovered that activating PPARδ in certain immune…
Epilepsy Linked to Higher Risk of Dementia Before Age 65, Study Finds
Much of the research tying epilepsy to dementia has looked at people in their later years. A new study from France and Sweden turns to a younger group, asking about dementia that…