Category: 6. Health

Plastic is ubiquitous in the modern world, and it’s notorious for taking a long time to completely break down in the environment — if it ever does.

But even without breaking down completely, plastic can shed tiny particles — called…

Introduction

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an escalating global health issue, affecting over 800 million individuals worldwide—more than 10% of the global population.^1,2 The morbidity of CKD is steadily increasing, with projections indicating…

In a precursor to what we might expect in the coming flu season in the United States and across the Northern Hemisphere, a new study shows flu vaccine effectiveness (VE) to be around 50% for both clinic visits and hospital stays for influenza…

Background

Gastric cancer ranks as the fifth most prevalent type of cancer and is the fifth leading cause of cancer-related mortality on a global scale.¹ China is characterized by a notably high incidence of gastric cancer, with new cases and…

According to the UK’s National Health Service, excessive nausea and vomiting during pregnancy, known as hyperemesis gravidarum (HG), affects between 1 and 3 in every 100 pregnant women. Due to its…

A new research paper was published in Volume 17, Issue 9 of Aging-US on September 8, 2025, titled, “Runx1 overexpression induces early onset of intervertebral disc degeneration.”

In this study, led by first author Takanori…

Faulty brain circuits seen in Down syndrome may be caused by the lack of a particular molecule essential for the development and function of the nervous system, new research suggests. Restoring the molecule, called pleiotrophin,…