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…
Scientists Say Aspirin May Cut Dementia Risk by 70%, But There’s a Catch
Aspirin is about as ordinary as medicine gets, which is part of why a new dementia finding is turning heads. The idea that such a familiar pill might help prevent dementia is…
Scientists Report Bowel Cancer Tumors Melted Away After Nine Weeks of Immunotherapy
Christopher Burston’s bowel cancer appeared to disappear after just nine weeks of immunotherapy, yet he still underwent surgery. The British patient, diagnosed with stage III bowel cancer in 2023, participated in a…
Higher Lithium Levels in Drinking Water May Be Linked to a Rare Heart Condition in Children, Study Finds
Lithium is familiar as a psychiatric medication, but it also occurs naturally in groundwater. Now researchers at the University of California, San Francisco have found a possible connection between lithium levels in…
Turning to AI for Health Answers May Signal Anxiety or Depression in Young Adults
If you have ever found yourself asking an AI chatbot about weird physical symptoms at two in the morning, a massive study shows that this habit may actually be an early warning…
An Experimental Weight-Loss Drug Helped Patients Lose Nearly 19% of Their Body Weight in a Major Trial
Weight-loss shots tend to come with extra credit. Better blood sugar, possibly calmer inflammation, even early hints about drinking habits: the list of possible side benefits keeps growing. Now a late-stage trial…
Muscle Dysmorphia Symptoms May Cause Sexual Problems Among Boys and Young Men
A groundbreaking new study reveals that the silent struggle with muscle dysmorphia is taking a heavy toll on the intimate lives of young men and boys. When scrolling through social media today,…