Category: 6. Health

Smartphone apps that claim to offer “safe” and “healthy” tanning routines for users as young as four are being heavily prompted by influencers, helping to fuel what has been described as a dangerous resurgence in tanning culture among…

Children’s breath has been shown to carry a chemical signature that reliably reflects which bacteria are living in the gut.

That discovery reframes a routine exhale as a direct readout of intestinal health, opening a path toward faster, gentler…

Throughout his life, Matt Kaeberlein felt healthy enough. Despite his day job studying healthy aging, he didn’t have a very regimented workout routine, loved eating red meat, and never really thought much about…

EXPOSURE to psychosocial stress across the life course is associated with a higher risk of dementia and stroke in later life, with depression playing a key mediating role, according to new cohort data from China. 

Stress Accumulates Across…

SEPTIC shock is the most severe form of sepsis, occurring when a widespread infection leads to dangerously low blood pressure, organ failure and a high risk of death. Despite advances in intensive care, mortality remains substantial. A major…

• A Singapore study led by Duke‑NUS Medical School and NUHS found that age, smoking, oral bacteria and genetic mutations together amplify the risk of stomach cancer.

• Researchers identified key genetic changes, including loss of the ARID1A tumour…

CIRCULATING microRNAs shifted during OGTT, distinguishing cystic fibrosis-related diabetes from earlier intolerance in CF cohorts.

Cystic Fibrosis-Related Diabetes Signals in Blood

Cystic fibrosis-related diabetes (CFRD) remains the most…