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…
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…
“Man has never been to space.” All the reasons people believe it’s all a lie
Millions of people have watched astronauts float aboard the International Space Station, rockets carry crews into orbit and spacecraft travel far beyond Earth. Yet a persistent alternative belief says none of it…
Half of Participants Reversed Early-Stage Type 2 Diabetes With a Low-Energy Diet and Exercise, Study Finds
A landmark clinical trial reveals that combining an intensive low-calorie diet with supervised workouts puts early-onset type 2 diabetes into remission for more than half of young adult patients. Getting diagnosed with…
Too Noisy, Too Hot, or Too Bright? Your Sleep Environment May Matter More Than You Think
Logging eight hours in bed means little when a bright, noisy, or overheated room secretly shreds sleep quality all night. Public health data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)…
Medical Misogyny May Be Changing the Care Women Receive, New Review Finds
Women have been saying for years that something feels different when they seek medical care. Now, a new review suggests there may be measurable differences in what happens after they walk through…
Baby Teeth Are Giving Researchers a New Look at Autism and Early-Life Chemical Exposure
A child’s baby tooth may hold clues about what happened long before that tooth ever fell out. In a small new study, researchers found striking differences in the chemical traces preserved in…